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kemper

kemper noun: one who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Noun

kemper (plural kempers)

  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Proper noun capitalized: Kemper

Kemper

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

Forms of kemper

pluralkempers

Origin of kemper

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

Words formed from kemper

Questions about kemper

What does kemper mean?
Kemper means one who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.
What part of speech is kemper?
Kemper can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kemper?
The plural of kemper is kempers.

Words near kemper in the dictionary

  1. kempas
  2. Kempe
  3. kemped
  4. Kempen
  5. Kempens
  6. kemper
  7. Kemper County
  8. kempers
  9. kempery-man
  10. kempery-men
  11. Kempes

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