tamper.
A person or thing that tamps.
Meaning & usage
A person or thing that tamps. A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
A person or thing that tamps. A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
A person or thing that tamps. 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.
Where this word comes from
From tamp + -er.
To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
tamper detection
The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have.
To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).
Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted.
To meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.
To involve oneself (in a plot, scheme, etc.).
To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.
To discuss future contracts with a player, against league rules.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French temprer (“to temper, mix, meddle”). Doublet of temper.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.