tamper vs fiddle

fiddle vs tamper

tamper and fiddle both are nouns.

tamper and fiddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tamper	Yes	No	Yes	No
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tamper and fiddle are synonyms defined as:

tamper and fiddle: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Other synonyms of tamper include monkey.

tamper (noun)	fiddle (noun)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)	bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

tamper (verb)	fiddle (verb)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	try to fix or mend
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
	play the violin or fiddle
	play on a violin
	commit fraud and steal from one's employer
	avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between tamper and fiddle

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