clamper
1 of 4transitive verb
clamp·er
ˈklampər
-ed/-ing/-s
now chiefly Scottish
: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily
I can clamper up the story
J. G. Lockhart
J. G. Lockhartclamper
2 of 4noun (1)
"
plural -s
now chiefly Scottish
: a patched-together argument or charge
his defense was a mere clamper
clamper
3 of 4noun (2)
clamp·er
ˈklampə(r),
-laam-
plural -s
: creeper sense 5a
clamper
4 of 4noun (3)
"
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
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
frequentative of clamp entry 2
Noun (2)
clamp entry 2 + -er
Noun (3)
clamp entry 1 + -er