clamper

transitive verb

clamp·er | \ ˈklampər\

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of clamper

(Entry 1 of 4)

now chiefly Scottish

: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily I can clamper up the story— J. G. Lockhart

clamper

noun (1)

\ "\

plural -s

Definition of clamper (Entry 2 of 4)

now chiefly Scottish

: a patched-together argument or charge his defense was a mere clamper

clamper

noun (2)

clamp·er | \ ˈklampə(r), -laam-\

plural -s

Definition of clamper (Entry 3 of 4)

: creeper sense 5a

clamper

noun (3)

\ "\

plural -s

Definition of clamper (Entry 4 of 4)

: a skilled worker who operates a special rotary press that transfers an engraved design from one small steel roller to another in raised form so that it can later be impressed in a large copper roller for printing cloth

— called also clammer

History and Etymology for clamper

Transitive verb

frequentative of clamp entry 2

Noun (2)

clamp entry 2 + -er

Noun (3)

clamp entry 1 + -er

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