TAMPERS

Noun

tampers

plural of tamper

Verb

tampers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tamper

Anagrams

• Stamper, emparts, restamp, stamper

Source: Wiktionary


TAMPER

Tamp"er, n.

1. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.

2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.

Tam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tampering.] Etym: [A corruption of temper.]

1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. 'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon.

2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.

3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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