: a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)
Examples of hamper in a Sentence
Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
But he has been hampered by injuries the past two seasons, missing three games in 2024 and nine last season because of a hamstring injury and broken collarbone.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
This last image was already ripe for parody decades ago, and Koos Kombuis obliged in his 1980 song Kaalvoet (Barefoot), sending the trekkers over the mountains with picnic hampers, polony, and their sneakers (takkies) forgotten at home.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Age limits inspired by Australia law won’t hamper role adults play in raising children.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
But he has been hampered by injuries the past two seasons, missing three games in 2024 and nine last season because of a hamstring injury and broken collarbone.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Wipe down hampers with a plastic base monthly with a disinfectant to keep them sanitized.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
This last image was already ripe for parody decades ago, and Koos Kombuis obliged in his 1980 song Kaalvoet (Barefoot), sending the trekkers over the mountains with picnic hampers, polony, and their sneakers (takkies) forgotten at home.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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