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Lamper vs Vamper - What's the difference?

lamper | vamper |

As nouns the difference between lamper and vamper

is that lamper is one who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights while vamper is one who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.

As a verb vamper is

to swagger; to make an ostentatious show.

lamper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect) A lamprey.
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    vamper

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (vaunt).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) To swagger; to make an ostentatious show.
    • (Jamieson)

    Anagrams

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