English Explanatory Dictionary

Kemper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.
noun
  1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Word forms

Kemper kempers

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”).

Related words

kempery-man

Derived words

Kemper County
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