tamper (Meaning)
tamper (n)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tamper (v)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
tamper (n.)
One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.
An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
tamper (v. i.)
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tamper
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FAQs About the word tamper
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.), play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or
invade, infringe, trespass, encroach, interfere, fiddle, play,fool, intervene, monkey
avoid, avoid, disregard, eschew, overlook, overlook, shun, eschew, disregard,ignore
The authorities suspected that someone had tampered with the evidence at the crime scene.
The food inspector confiscated the shipment after discovering traces of chemicals that could have been tampered with.
The doctor warned the patient not to tamper with the medication's dosage.
The integrity of the data was compromised when a malicious actor tampered with the database.
