·noun An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
II. Tamper ·vi To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
III. Tamper ·vi To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
IV. Tamper ·vi To Meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
V. Tamper ·noun One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.