What's the difference between champer and hamper?

Champer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who champs, or bites.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And if fancy hats and champers are more your scene, there's a free beach polo match here on 16 September, with public champagne bars and a barbecue.
  • (2) 3.02pm BST Hamilton does a minimal amount of champers spraying , nowhere near the direction of Rosberg.
  • (3) The Tory character chose caviar, a three-bird roast and gilded meringue or Eton Mess, washed down by the inevitable champers.
  • (4) Their “Come Dine With Me” menu would be “caviar to start, a three-bird roast and gilded meringues or Eton mess”, and they’d only drink “champers, darling!” “They’re almost shamelessly like this now – before at least they used to hide it.” – Thanet “I think that there are small businesspeople who believe in conservative values but aren’t being represented by the party any more.” – Thanet “I would hate for them to get in again.
  • (5) Their Come Dine With Me menu would be “caviar to start, a three bird roast and gilded meringues or Eton Mess” and they’d only drink “champers, darling!” Facebook Twitter Pinterest South Thanet voters have their say Tellingly, panellists’ perceptions of the Labour brand weren’t very different from those of the Conservatives at all.
  • (6) It was over a glass of champers … Jeremy Hunt: I am happy to report that as culture secretary I have always been impartial about the BskyB bid … Jim Naughtie: Do you think I'm a cupid stunt?

Hamper


Definition:

  • (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.
  • (v. t.) To put in a hamper.
  • (v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.
  • (n.) A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
  • (n.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the past, the interpretation of the medical findings was hampered by a lack of knowledge of normal anatomy and genital flora in the nonabused prepubertal child.
  • (2) "Such attacks will not hamper Afghanistan's relations with other nations."
  • (3) Testing of potential therapies for spinal cord injury has been significantly hampered by the unavailability of a standardized, reproducible animal model with predictable outcome at a given force of injury (dose-response).
  • (4) The isolation of plant enzymes is frequently hampered by the presence of phenolic compounds, pigments and mucilages.
  • (5) The therapeutic potential of interferon gamma (IFN gamma) in a number of disease states is still being explored, but progress is hampered by the lack of a suitable measure of in vivo biological activity.
  • (6) Primary care services had been hampered in controlling yaws by difficulties with transport, isolation, community resistance and the lack of skilled personel to diagnose yaws and arrange prophylactic treatment.
  • (7) However, sections of the Act may hamper doctors in the performance of their duties.
  • (8) The search for the Na-K-ATPase inhibitor has been hampered by the lack of specificity of most assays which demonstrate the presence of many irrelevant Na-K-ATPase inhibitors.
  • (9) Amor Almagro, spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan, said: "There have been several meetings between the government of Sudan and the Tripartite on the implementation of the MoU, but so far access has not been granted for us to carry out an assessment and deliver much needed food assistance in areas held by the SPLM-N. "We remain concerned about the ongoing conflict and insecurity, which has hampered our ability to reach all those in need of food assistance."
  • (10) His lawyers argued their ability to organise witnesses on Terry's behalf was seriously hampered by Chelsea's demanding season.
  • (11) Our knowledge of the functional activity of the epidermal Langerhans cell has been severely hampered by the lack of an easy method of purification of these cells that is both efficient and reproducible.
  • (12) Austin's solicitors, Christian Khan, say their client's case was hampered by highly prejudicial findings by the judge in that case, Mr Justice Tugendhat.
  • (13) Large scale clinical applicability of this approach has been hampered, so far, by technical problems such as separation of massive islet concentrations and immune rejection.
  • (14) A large body of research implicates Bacteroides gingivalis in the etiology of adult periodontitis, however, the application of this information to clinical diagnosis and treatment has been hampered by the need for a simple, rapid, and reliable means of detecting this microorganism.
  • (15) Interpretation is hampered by the short observation period, small number of deaths from certain causes, and poor exposure definition.
  • (16) Characterization of their role in health and disease has been hampered by inadequate methods to separate interstitial from residual alveolar macrophages (AMs) in preparations of individual mononuclear cells from lung tissue.
  • (17) Many address deep-rooted social issues, but they are hampered by short-term political horizons and funding arrangements.
  • (18) The source said Nigeria's intelligence agencies are willing to act to take down the Boko Haram base, but their efforts have been hampered by the government.
  • (19) A decade ago, she was hampered by post-natal depression after six weeks' maternity leave from RBS.
  • (20) Understanding the mechanisms by which these oncogenes affect various cell types has been hampered by a paucity of experimental systems that reproduce the range of biological effects associated with them.

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