"kemper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kempers [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|kemp|er|id2=agent noun|t1=to contend, struggle, compete}} kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er, {{cog|gml|kemper}} Middle Low German kemper, {{cog|nl|kamper}} Dutch kamper, {{cog|de|Kämpfer}} German Kämpfer, {{cog|da|kæmper}} Danish kæmper, {{cog|en|kemp|t=knight, warrior}} English kemp (“knight, warrior”), {{cog|enm|kempe|t=kemper, warrior}} Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), {{cog|ang|cempa|t=warrior, soldier}} Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kemper (plural kempers)
  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant. Related terms: kempery-man

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