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Compter vs Comper - What's the difference?

compter | comper |

As nouns the difference between compter and comper

is that compter is (obsolete) a counter (en) while comper is a person who enters many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.

compter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A counter. (en)
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
  • * 2003 , John Hamilton Baker, The Oxford History of the Laws of England , Oxford, page 284
    • Each sheriff had his own compter , which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries.
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    comper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person who enters many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible