clamper

1 of 4

transitive 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

clamper

2 of 4

noun (1)

"

plural -s

now chiefly Scottish

: a patched-together argument or charge

his defense was a mere clamper

clamper

3 of 4

noun (2)

clamp·​er

ˈklampə(r),

-laam-

plural -s

: creeper sense 5a

clamper

4 of 4

noun (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

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