lamper

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noun

One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

Similar
jacklighterspotlighter
OriginEnglish lamp ← Middle English laumpe ← Old French lampe →
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Meanings

lamper1

nounlamper (plural lampers)

plural lampers

  1. One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

    Synonyms: jacklighter, spotlighter

lamper2

nounlamper (plural lampers)

plural lampers

  1. dialectalA lamprey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

Similar
jacklighterspotlighter
Also see
jacklightersea lamprey

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλᾰ́μπω (lắmpō)
  2. Ancient Greekλᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs)
  3. Medieval Greekλαμπάδα (lampáda)
  4. Late Latinlampada
  5. Old Frenchlampe
  6. Middle Englishlaumpe
  7. Englishlamp
  8. Englishlamper

From lamp + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

palmerMarpleLaPermrepalmMaplerrelamp
Cite this entry
APA

lamper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamper

MLA

“lamper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamper.

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