tamper

English Thesaurus

1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	tool,
definition	:	an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	stemmer,
definition	:	a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge (noun.artifact)

2. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	manipulate,
definition	:	hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)

3. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly (verb.social)

hypernym	:	interfere, interpose, intervene, step in,
definition	:	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force (verb.social)

4. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	pack, tamp, tamp down,
definition	:	press down tightly (verb.contact)

5. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp,
definition	:	one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

6. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly (verb.social)

derivation	:	meddling, tampering,
definition	:	the act of altering something secretly or improperly (noun.act)

derivation	:	meddler,
definition	:	an officious annoying person who interferes with others (noun.person)

7. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	pack, tamp, tamp down,
definition	:	press down tightly (verb.contact)

8. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp,
definition	:	one who is playfully mischievous (noun.person)

9. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly (verb.social)

derivation	:	meddling, tampering,
definition	:	the act of altering something secretly or improperly (noun.act)

derivation	:	meddler,
definition	:	an officious annoying person who interferes with others (noun.person)