tamper
pronunciation
How to pronounce tamper in British English:
UK [ˈtæmpə(r)]
How to pronounce tamper in American English:
US [ˈtæmpər]
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- Noun:
- a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
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- Verb:
- play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
- intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
Word Origin
- tamper
- tamper: [16] Tamper began life as a variant of temper. It originally meant ‘mix clay together with water to make it suitable for use’. However, the notion of ‘mixing’ seems to lead on naturally to ‘interference’ (meddle originally meant ‘mix’), and by the end of the 16th century we find that ‘tampering with clay’ had moved on to ‘tampering with anything’ – ‘interfering’ with it.=> temper
- tamper (v.)
- "meddle, interfere," 1560s, figurative use of tamper "to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly," probably originally a variant of temper (v.), which is how it often was spelled at first. Perhaps it is a dialectal workmen's pronunciation. Related: Tampered; tampering.
- tamper (n.)
- "one who or that which tamps," 1864, agent noun from tamp (v.).
Example
- 1. The possible use of nilfs includes , versioning , tamper detection , sox compliance logging , and so forth .
- 2. Tamper with it , and the relationship comes unstuck .
- 3. Interfere hamper handicap balk stall tamper hurdle block obstruct bar hinder impede .
- 4. But there is a good reason-an attacker could tamper with the quotes users get .
- 5. Handled securely , it also thwarts potential attackers who may attempt to intercept and tamper with the upgrade .