Home › Words › V › vampervamper/ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/vamper means one who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, vamper ranks #2,556 of 42,785 for Qualifying.vamper is pronounced /ˈvæmpə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom vamp + -er.nounOne who vamps; one who creates or repairs by piecing old things together; a cobbler.e.g.“Cibber, a vamper of other men’s plays, has borrowed from it his favourite Nonjuror, and applied it to the purposes of a political party.” — 1833, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs, Charles Knight, London, page 98verbTo swagger; to make an ostentatious show.e.g.“The temple of thy body, look with scorn, Why doth that vamper'd glution eat no more” — 1764, Charles Churchill, The Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.vamping 70% match — The behaviour of one who vamps. vs vamper →vampily 67% match — In a vampy manner. vs vamper →vampishly 66% match — In a vampish manner. vs vamper →vapouring 65% match — Boasting; blustering. vs vamper →vampish 62% match — Like a vamp (flirtatious woman). vs vamper →swaggerer 62% match — One who swaggers. vs vamper →aswagger 62% match — Swaggering, with a proud or boastful swaying gait. vs vamper →vamptastic 61% match — Fantastic, in the context of vampires. vs vamper →