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Dampier

American

[dam-pee-er, damp-yer] / ˈdæm pi ər, ˈdæmp jər /

noun

William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.

Dampier British

/ ˈdæmpɪə /

noun

William. 1652–1715, English navigator, pirate, and writer: sailed around the world twice

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The question is how productive transfer quarterback Devon Dampier can be playing behind that line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

Devon Dampier totaled 200 yards on 17-of-26 passing for the Lobos.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

Rio exports from Dampier port and through Cape Lambert in the northern part of Western Australia state.

From Reuters ● Jun. 19, 2023

The group meets every week for dinner and conversation, but Dampier wishes it could be more.

From Fox News ● Jan. 26, 2022

He and his companions contrived to navigate a canoe to Achin in Sumatra; but the fatigues and distress of the voyage proved fatal to several and nearly carried off Dampier himself.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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