hamper
Meaning
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- A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
- A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper.
- A gift basket.
Synonyms
interfere with
stand in the way of
wicker basket
Hinder
bamboo basket
elevator car
large basket
hand basket
wide-mouth
impeed
do harm
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæm.pə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hamper, contracted from hanaper, hanypere, from Anglo-Norman hanaper, Old French hanapier, hanepier (“case for holding a large goblet or cup”), from hanap (“goblet, drinking cup”), from Frankish *hnapp (“cup, bowl, basin”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”). Cognate with Old High German hnapf (“cup, bowl, basin”) (German Napf (“bowl”)), Dutch nap (“cup”), Old English hnæpp (“bowl”). More at nap.
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