tamper meaning and definition

TAMPER noun

Definition of tamper (noun)

1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
   • synonyms: tamp, tamping bar

TAMPER verb

Definition of tamper (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: fiddle, monkey
2. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
   • "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
   • synonyms: meddle