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STAMPER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A power tool that stamps

Example:

a metal stamper

Synonyms:

stamper; stamping machine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stamper" is a kind of...):

power tool (a tool driven by a motor)

Derivation:

stamp (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground

Synonyms:

stamper; stomper; tramper; trampler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stamper" is a kind of...):

footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)

Derivation:

stamp (walk heavily)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stamper" is a kind of...):

working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)

Derivation:

stamp (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die)

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