scamper
verb
- to move or proceed quickly and nimbly
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈskæmpə/ / /ˈskæmpɚ/ / /ˈskeə̯mpɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English scamp English -er English scamper From scamp + -er.
- One who skimps or does slipshod work.
verb
Etymology: First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
- To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
“The dog scampered after the squirrel.”
“[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, "Killarney."”