domper

Meaning

1. (masculine) conical candle extinguisher, snuffer
2. (Netherlands, broadly, derogatory, historical, masculine) reactionary orthodox Protestant linked to the Réveil
3. (Belgium, broadly, derogatory, historical, masculine) reactionary Flemish Roman Catholic
4. (broadly, masculine) damper, disappointment

Concepts

damper

Synonyms

afzuigkap

dampkap

demper

blusmiddel

obscurant

obscurantist

Translations

esmorteïdor

Kaminschieber

mouilleur

événement décourageant

extintor

chasco

üzen şey

üzen kişi

titreşim azaltan parça

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔm.pər/

Etymology

From dompen (“to dim, to dampen, to extinguish”) + -er (denominative agent suffix).