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kemper en · NOUN

Etymology

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

Meanings

  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Forms

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Relateds

kempery-man