scamper n. + Add to list US //ˈskæmpɝ// UK //skˈæmpɐ// scam·per SynonymsEtymology Synonyms scramblescurryscuttleskitterEtymology 1LA-VUL*excappare→OFRescamper→NLDschamperen→ENscamper First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.Etymology 2 From scamp + -er.