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vamper¹

  • /ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æmpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From vamp + -er.

noun vampers

  1. One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler. Cibber, a vamper of other men’s plays, has borrowed from it his favourite Nonjuror, and applied it to the purposes of a political party.

vamper²

  • /ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æmpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Compare vaunt.

verb vampers · vampering · vampered

  1. Scotland, UK, dialectal To swagger; to make an ostentatious show. The temple of thy body, look with scorn, Why doth that vamper'd glution eat no more

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"vamper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vamper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vamper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vamper

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"vamper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vamper.

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@misc{vamper_2026,
  title = {vamper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vamper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}