champers

[ sham-perz ]

nounBritish Slang.

Origin of champers

1
First recorded in 1950–55; champ(agne) + -ers

Words Nearby champers

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How to use champers in a sentence

  • “You are danged right,” Darley champers would always assure him.

    Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • Darley champers himself had just come down the trail and was entering the door.

    Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • I saw Darley champers and another fellow head in here before us.

    Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • Darley champers wondered why Thomas Smith was so particular in his description.

    Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarter
  • Darley champers was in a fever when he came from his conference with Thomas Smith.

    Winning the Wilderness | Margaret Hill McCarter

British Dictionary definitions for champers

champers

/ (ˈʃæmpəz) /


noun
  1. a slang name for champagne

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