noun
Meaning 1
One who, or that which, clamps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- If you park your car in a no-parking zone, watch out for clampers.
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Standard Lemma guide
clamper
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noun
Meaning 2
An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1853-1855, Elisha Kane, Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin Both divisions are provided with clampers, to steady them and their sledges on the irregular ice-surfaces [...]
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Synonyms: crampon, creeper
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noun
Meaning 3
A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.
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Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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verb
Meaning 4
To crimp.
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verb
Meaning 5
To join in an unsystematic or haphazard fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 6
To move in a noisy and clumsy manner.
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verb
Meaning 7
To complain in an irritating manner.
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History
Etymology
From clamp + -er.