tamper

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"t{m.p@(r\)/

Etymology 1

a railway ballast tamper

tamp +‎ -er

Noun

tamper (plural tampers)

1. A person or thing that tamps.

Translations

person or thing that tamps

Etymology 2

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

Verb

tamper (third-person singular simple present tampers, present participle tampering, simple past and past participle tampered)

1. (intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
2. (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.

Translations

alter by making unauthorized changes

Danish: snyde Dutch: prutsen (nl) met (nl), manipuleren (nl) Finnish: sormeilla (fi), peukaloida (fi), kajota (fi) French: altérer (fr), compromettre (fr), trafiquer (fr), (colloquial) bidouiller (fr), tripoter (fr) German: einmischen  (de), fälschen (de)

Icelandic: eiga við, fikta, fikta í Italian: manomettere (it) Serbo-Croatian: falsificirati (sh), manipulirati (sh), krivotvoriti (sh) Spanish: alterar (es), manipular (es) Turkish: hile karıştırmak (tr) (hīle), karıştırmak (tr), rüşvetle kandırmak (tr)

(sports) to discuss future contracts