vamper

/ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/

vamper noun: one who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.

Noun

vamper (plural vampers)

One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
- Cibber, a vamper of other men’s plays, has borrowed from it his favourite Nonjuror, and applied it to the purposes of a political party.1833, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs, Charles Knight, London, page 98

vamper (third-person singular simple present vampers, present participle vampering, simple past and past participle vampered)

(Scotland, UK, dialectal) To swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
- The temple of thy body, look with scorn,
  Why doth that vamper'd glution eat no more1764, Charles Churchill, The Times

போலி ஒட்டுச் செய்பவர்

Noun
plural	vampers
Verb
third-person singular present	vampers
present participle	vampering
past participle	vampered
past	vampered

From vamp + -er.

Compare vaunt.

What does vamper mean?: Vamper means one who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.
What is vamper in Tamil?: Vamper in Tamil is போலி ஒட்டுச் செய்பவர். See Vamper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vamper?: Vamper can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce vamper?: Vamper is pronounced /ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of vamper?: The plural of vamper is vampers.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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