[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tamper \tamp"er\, n.
   1. one who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for
      blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is
      placed.
      1913 webster

   2. an instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tamper \tam"per\, v. i. imp.  p. p. tampered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. tampering. a corruption of temper.
   1. to meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to
      tamper with a disease.
      1913 webster

            't is dangerous tampering with a muse. --roscommon.
      1913 webster

   2. to meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
      1913 webster

   3. to deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
      1913 webster

            others tampered
            for fleetwood, desborough, and lambert. --hudibras.
      1913 webster
see also:
tampered tampering 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tamper
     n : a tool for tamping e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe
         bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc. syn: tamp, tamping
         bar
     v 1: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or
          dishonestly; "someone tampered with the documents on my
          desk"; "the reporter fiddle with the facts" syn: fiddle,
           monkey
     2: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere
        unwantedly; "don't meddle in my affairs" syn: meddle
see also:
tamp tamping bar fiddle monkey meddle 

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