domper

Dutch

Etymology

From dompen (“to dim, to dampen, to extinguish”) +‎ -er (denominative agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔm.pər/
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Noun

domper m (plural dompers, diminutive dompertje n)

  1. conical candle extinguisher, snuffer
  2. (Netherlands, historical, Protestantism, pejorative, by extension) reactionary orthodox Protestant linked to the Réveil
  3. (Belgium, historical, Roman Catholicism, pejorative, by extension) reactionary Flemish Roman Catholic
  4. (by extension) damper, disappointment
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