hamper

Meaning

Noun

1. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
2. A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper.
3. (UK) A gift basket.

Verb

To put into a hamper.

Verb

1. (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
2. To impede in motion or progress.

Synonyms

hinder

impede

obstruct

block

prevent

encumber

disturb

basket

🧺

stop

🛑

embarrass

trammel

thwart

cramp

inconvenience

hobble

handicap

bother

trouble

annoy

defend

delay

irritate

halter

hassle

scuttle

check

sheltered

cut off

stand in the way of

cumber

halt

shackle

strangle

wicker basket

perturb

forestall

pannier

obscure

crate

obstruction

retard

hurt

bond

interfere

frustrate

parry

hold back

interfere with

handbasket

Hinder

Translations

hindern

paniere

🧺

estorbar

impedire

behindern

stören

dificultar

gêner

belemmeren

ostacolare

entraver

hinderen

impedir

hemmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæm.pə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hamper

Cognate with Old High German: hnapf

Cognate with German: Napf

Cognate with Dutch: nap

Cognate with Old English: hnæpp

Inherited from Middle English: hamperen

Cognate with English: hamble

Cognate with Scots: hamp

Cognate with Dutch: haperen

Cognate with German: hemmen

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.