Meanings
vamper1
plural vampers
- One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
Cibber, a vamper of other men’s plays, has borrowed from it his favourite Nonjuror, and applied it to the purposes of a political party.
1833, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs, Charles Knight, London, page 98
vamper2
present singular third person vampers · participle present vampering · participle past vampered · past vampered
- ScotlandUKdialectalTo swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
The temple of thy body, look with scorn, Why doth that vamper'd glution eat no more
1764, Charles Churchill, The Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
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vamper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vamper
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