rampern.¹

Brit.

/ˈrampə/, U.S.

/ˈræmpər/

Forms: 1700s–1800s (Scottish) rampar, 1800s– ramper.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: English ramper eel , lamper-eel n.

Etymology: Short for ramper eel, alteration of lamper-eel n. Compare earlier lamprey n.

1. Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). A lamprey (family Petromyzontidae). More fully ramper eel. Now rare.

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1792 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. IV. 217 These spotted eels are called Rampar Eels.

1818 R. Jamieson Notes Burt's Lett. I. 122 The ramper-eel, lamprey, or nine eyes, is held in abhorrence.

1878 W. Chambers Stories Remarkable Persons 124 Among all the youngsters of the district from Howford to Peebles, Rob rendered himself famous by having caught the ramper eel, and by having skinned it too.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Ramper [N.], the lamprey.

1904 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 10 128 Boys in the country have a belief that a horse's hair placed in water for nine days turns to a ramper eel.

1988 W. A. D. Riach Galloway Gloss. 36 Ramper-eel.., a sea-lamprey.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 270/1 Ramper-eel, a fish: the sea lamprey.

†2. English regional (northern). A hagfish (family Myxinidae). More fully ramper eel, poison ramper. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 131 ‘The glutinous hag’, or, according to north-country fishermen, the ‘ramper-eel’, or ‘poison-ramper’.

1865 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands IV. 408 Myxine. Hagfish. Ramper eel. Poison Ramper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† rampern.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramp v.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < ramp v.³ + -er suffix¹. Compare ramp n.⁶

slang. Obsolete.

A robber; a swindler; spec. a person who attempts to gain money by fraudulently claiming to have laid a bet.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better > cheat

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1819 Sporting Mag. 5 123 The cup-and-ball Macers, the Nob-Pitchers, and the Rampers.

1886 Good Words 27 247 A ‘ramper’..is engaged with other roughs to get up the disturbances, under which ‘welshers’ seek to..secure their retreat.

1887 Daily News 12 Oct. 7/1 He knew the prisoners as ‘rampers’, i.e. men who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay.

1893 Times 9 Dec. 11/3 Murray was known as a race-course ‘ramper’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

rampern.³

Brit.

/ˈrampə/, U.S.

/ˈræmpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramp n.⁸, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < ramp n.⁸ + -er suffix¹. Compare later ramp v.⁵

slang.

A person who engages in the ramping of shares or other securities.

ΚΠ

1936 Times 26 Feb. 17/1 The Government..did not propose to tax solvent concerns for the benefit of the ‘financial rampers’.

1989 Economist (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) 7 Oct. 115 The rampers have not been deterred by a more recent decision by the same court.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 24 Sept. (Business section) 9/1 Share ramper Jonathan Lebed, 15..used..his birthday money to make big profits.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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单词	ramper
释义	rampern.¹ Brit. /ˈrampə/, U.S. /ˈræmpər/ Forms: 1700s–1800s (Scottish) rampar, 1800s– ramper. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: English ramper eel , lamper-eel n. Etymology: Short for ramper eel, alteration of lamper-eel n. Compare earlier lamprey n. 1. Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). A lamprey (family Petromyzontidae). More fully ramper eel. Now rare. ΚΠ 1792 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. IV. 217 These spotted eels are called Rampar Eels. 1818 R. Jamieson Notes Burt's Lett. I. 122 The ramper-eel, lamprey, or nine eyes, is held in abhorrence. 1878 W. Chambers Stories Remarkable Persons 124 Among all the youngsters of the district from Howford to Peebles, Rob rendered himself famous by having caught the ramper eel, and by having skinned it too. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Ramper [N.], the lamprey. 1904 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 10 128 Boys in the country have a belief that a horse's hair placed in water for nine days turns to a ramper eel. 1988 W. A. D. Riach Galloway Gloss. 36 Ramper-eel.., a sea-lamprey. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 270/1 Ramper-eel, a fish: the sea lamprey. †2. English regional (northern). A hagfish (family Myxinidae). More fully ramper eel, poison ramper. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 131 ‘The glutinous hag’, or, according to north-country fishermen, the ‘ramper-eel’, or ‘poison-ramper’. 1865 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands IV. 408 Myxine. Hagfish. Ramper eel. Poison Ramper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rampern.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramp v.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < ramp v.³ + -er suffix¹. Compare ramp n.⁶ slang. Obsolete. A robber; a swindler; spec. a person who attempts to gain money by fraudulently claiming to have laid a bet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better > cheat ramper1819 bouncer1862 1819 Sporting Mag. 5 123 The cup-and-ball Macers, the Nob-Pitchers, and the Rampers. 1886 Good Words 27 247 A ‘ramper’..is engaged with other roughs to get up the disturbances, under which ‘welshers’ seek to..secure their retreat. 1887 Daily News 12 Oct. 7/1 He knew the prisoners as ‘rampers’, i.e. men who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay. 1893 Times 9 Dec. 11/3 Murray was known as a race-course ‘ramper’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018). rampern.³ Brit. /ˈrampə/, U.S. /ˈræmpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramp n.⁸, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < ramp n.⁸ + -er suffix¹. Compare later ramp v.⁵ slang. A person who engages in the ramping of shares or other securities. ΚΠ 1936 Times 26 Feb. 17/1 The Government..did not propose to tax solvent concerns for the benefit of the ‘financial rampers’. 1989 Economist (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) 7 Oct. 115 The rampers have not been deterred by a more recent decision by the same court. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 24 Sept. (Business section) 9/1 Share ramper Jonathan Lebed, 15..used..his birthday money to make big profits. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1792n.²1819n.³1936
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