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clamper

transitive verb clamp·er \ ˈklampər \

Definition of clamper

-ed/-ing/-s
now chiefly Scottish
: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily
  • I can clamper up the story
  • —J. G. Lockhart

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Origin and Etymology of clamper

frequentative of 2clamp

2

clamper

noun \ " \

Definition of clamper

plural -s
now chiefly Scottish
: a patched-together argument or charge
  • his defense was a mere clamper
3

clamper

noun clamp·er \ ˈklampə(r) , -laam- \

Definition of clamper

plural -s
: creeper 5a

Origin and Etymology of clamper

2clamp + -er

4

clamper

noun \ " \

Definition of clamper

plural -s
: 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

Origin and Etymology of clamper

1clamp + -er

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