Dictionary definition · tamper
noun
- a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
verb
- play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
- intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly"Don't meddle in my affairs!"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).