Etymology

tamper

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Today it means: A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe. Full definition →

Middle French temprer
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tamper · noun1

From tamp + -er.

tamper · verb2

  1. Middle French · derived fromtemprer“to temper, mix, meddle”
  2. English todaytamper

From Middle French temprer (“to temper, mix, meddle”). Doublet of temper.

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