stamper

American  

[stam-per] / ˈstæm pər /

noun

1. a person or thing that stamps.

2. (in a post office) an employee who applies postmarks and cancels postage stamps.

3. a pestle, especially one in a stamp mill.

4. a mold, usually of metal, from which disk recordings are pressed.

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Etymology

Origin of stamper

First recorded in 1350–1400, stamper is from the Middle English word stampere. See stamp, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Her mother, a leather stamper and pianist, was White; her father, a saddle maker and painter, was White Mountain Apache and Yaqui.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

First a master disc is made of metal and converted into a stamper.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022

Marion Manufacturing in Cheshire remains a die stamper after 72 years while expanding into custom and high-volume parts for monitoring and surgical devices.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2018

He is the founder and head stamper of StampStampede.org, a non-profit dedicated to reducing the corrupting influence of money in politics.

From Time • Aug. 13, 2014

The stamper is a brazen touch, but it's Karl who astounds Helmuth and Rudi with the risks he takes.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti