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Tamper

/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/

A person or thing that tamps.

📖 Definitions of "Tamper"

noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that tamps.

  2. 2

    A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

  3. 3

    A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.

  4. 4

    An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.

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