Standard Lemma guide

stamper

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈstæmpɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstæmpə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmpə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 M P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who stamps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An instrument for pounding or stamping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A physical template from which many identical vinyl records or compact discs can be produced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a power tool that stamps

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a metal stamper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stamping machine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: power tool

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stomper, tramper, trampler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer

7

noun

Meaning 7

a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workman, workingman, working man, working person

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stampōną Proto-Germanic *stampijaną? Proto-West Germanic *stampijander. Old English stempan Old English *stampian Middle English stampen English stamp English -er English stamper From stamp + -er.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: stempelaar — one who stamps
  • Finnish: leimaaja — one who stamps
  • French: tamponneur — one who stamps
  • French: tamponneuse — one who stamps
  • Turkish: damgacı — one who stamps
  • Ottoman Turkish: تمغاجی (tamgacı) — one who stamps