Definitions for hamper
ˈhæm pərham·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. shackle, bond, hamper, trammelnoun

   a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

2. hamperverb

   a basket usually with a cover

3. hamper, halter, cramp, strangleverb

   prevent the progress or free movement of

   "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

4. handicap, hinder, hamperverb

   put at a disadvantage

   "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hampernoun

   A large basket for carriage.

   Etymology: Supposed by John Minsheu to be contracted from hand panier; but hanaperium appears to have been a word long in use, whence hanaper, hamper.

   What powder’d wigs! what flames and darts!
   What hampers full of bleeding hearts. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Hamperverb

   Etymology: The original of this word, in its present meaning, is uncertain: Franciscus Junius observes that hamplyns in Teutonick is a quarrel: others imagine that hamper or hanaper, being the treasury to which fines are paid, to hamper, which is commonly applied to the law, means originally to fine.

   1. To shackle; to entangle in chains.

   O loose this frame, this knot of man untie!
   That my free soul may use her wing,
   Which now is pinion’d with mortality,
   As an entangl’d, hamper’d thing. George Herbert.

   We shall find such engines to assail,
   And hamper thee, as thou shalt come of force. John Milton.

   What was it but a lion hampered in a net! Roger L'Estrange.

   They hamper and entangle our souls, and hinder their flight upwards. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   2. To ensnare; to inveigle; to catch with allurements.

   She’ll hamper thee, and dandle thee like a baby. William Shakespeare.

   Wear under vizard-masks their talents,
   And mother wits before their gallants;
   Until they’re hamper’d in the nooze,
   Too fast to dream of breaking loose. Hudibras, p. iii.

   3. To complicate; to tangle.

   Engend’ring heats, these one by one unbind,
   Stretch their small tubes, and hamper’d nerves unwind. Richard Blackmore.

   4. To perplex; to embarrass by many lets and troubles.

   And when th’ are hamper’d by the laws,
   Release the lab’rers for the cause. Hudibras, p. iii. cant 2.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hamper

   A hamper is a verb that means to hinder or impede the movement or progress of something or someone. It can also be used as a noun referring to a large basket with a lid, commonly used for laundry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 12 votes

1. Hampernoun

   a large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels

2. Hamperverb

   to put in a hamper

3. Hamperverb

   to put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber

4. Hampernoun

   a shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes

5. Hampernoun

   articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times

6. Etymology: [See Hamper to shackle.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hamper

   A hamper is a primarily British term for a wicker basket, usually large, that is used for the transport of items, often food. In North America, the term generally refers to a household receptacle for clean or dirty clothing, regardless of its composition, i.e. "a laundry hamper". In agricultural use, a hamper is a wide-mouthed container of basketwork that may often be carried on the back during the harvesting of fruit or vegetables by hand by workers in the field. The contents of the hamper may be decanted regularly into larger containers or a cart, wagon, or truck. The open ventilation and the sturdiness offered by a hamper has made it suitable for the transport of food, hence the use of the picnic hamper. At one time it was common for laundry services to leave a large basketwork container with a lid which is now commonly referred to as a clothes hamper. The same type of container would be used to return clean clothing, which would be put away by the laundry service and the empty container left in place of the full container for later pickup. This type of daily or bi-daily hamper service was most common with Chinese laundry services in 19th century England and America.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hamper

   ham′pėr, v.t. to impede or perplex: to shackle.—n. a chain or fetter.—p.adj. Ham′pered, fettered, impeded.—adv. Ham′peredly.—n. Ham′peredness. [First about 1350, in Northern writers, prob. rel. to Ice. hemja (pt.t. hamdi), to restrain; Ger. hemmen.]

2. Hamper

   ham′pėr, n. a large basket for conveying goods.—v.t. to put in a hamper.—ns. Han′ap, a large drinking-cup; Han′aper, an old name for a receptacle for treasure, paper, &c., long the name of an office in the Court of Chancery. [For hanaper—O. Fr. hanapier—hanap, a drinking-cup—Old High Ger. hnapf; A.S. hnæp, a bowl.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hamper

   Things, which, though necessary, are in the way in times of gale or service. (See TOP-HAMPER.)

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAMPER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hamper is ranked #57516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hamper surname appeared 354 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hamper.
   
   91.8% or 325 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce hamper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hamper in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hamper in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hamper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hamper in a Sentence

1. Peter Drobac:

   It may fuel conspiracy theories around the world about a two-tiered society. If wealthy countries say they are only going to have' gold standard' with the most expensive vaccines and then say AstraZeneca is not good enough for us in the global north, but it is good enough for the global south, it could reduce uptake of the vaccine and hamper efforts to vaccinate the world.

2. Mikaela Weisse:

   Restrictions on mobility and looming budget cuts as a result of the economic fallout from the global pandemic may hamper efforts to enforce anti-deforestation laws.

3. Kevin McAleenan:

   I think the words matter a lot, if you alienate half of your audience by your use of terminology, it's going to hamper your ability to ever win an argument.

4. Grita Anindarini:

   We are afraid the changes of the liability mechanism will blur the lines in trial and hamper law enforcement for the forest fire issue.

5. Mackenzie Kelly:

   I believe that any attempt by Austin to restrict, regulate, or hamper the sales of firearms does violate state preemption laws. And that violation of the preemption law risks a lawsuit from the attorney general, which I think is a needless waste of taxpayer resources.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hamper
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hamper
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hamper
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hamper
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=hamper
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html