ramper

English

Etymology

From ramp + -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ)

Noun

ramper (plural rampers)

  1. (historical) One of a gang of ruffians who intimidated bookmakers at races, claiming to have placed bets when they had not.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ramper, from Old French ramper (to crawl up, climb), from Frankish *rampōn, *hrampōn, from *rampa, *hrampa (hook, claw, talon), from Proto-Germanic *hrempaną (to shrink up, shrivel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.pe/
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Verb

ramper

  1. to crawl, worm (along); to creep

Conjugation

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ramper m or f

  1. indefinite plural of rampe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

ramper m or f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of rampe

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpan, *hrempaną (to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb- (to turn, bend, shrink, rotate, touch, attack); see also *hrapōną (to graze, scrape).

Verb

ramper

  1. to climb; to ascend; to go up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-mps, *-mpt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: ramp
  • French: ramper

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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