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Added 9 October 2026

tamper

/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tamper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).

verb

Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.
Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.
Don't meddle in my affairs!

Origin

From tamp + -er.

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