kemper

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noun

One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

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Meanings

kemper1

nounkemper (plural kempers)

plural kempers

  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Kemper2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

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APA

kemper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemper

MLA

“kemper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kemper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemper.

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