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Definition tamper

Etymology 1

tamp +‎ -er

Noun

tamper (plural tampers)

1. A person or thing that tamps.
2. A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
3. A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
4. An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
2. (intransitive) To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).
3. (dated) To meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.
4. (obsolete) To involve oneself (in a plot, scheme, etc.).
5. (obsolete) To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.
6. (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts with a player, against league rules.

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