# kemper

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,882

## Definitions
1. One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

## Etymology
From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

## Easily confused with
- **Khmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kemper-vs-khmer)
- **Kimber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kemper-vs-kimber)
- **kenner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kemper-vs-kenner)
- **kemp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kemp-vs-kemper)
- **keeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keeper-vs-kemper)
- **Keller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keller-vs-kemper)
- **keeler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keeler-vs-kemper)
- **keener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keener-vs-kemper)
- **Keepers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keepers-vs-kemper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ekmper`, `kemepr`, `kemmper`, `kemperr`, `kempper`, `kempre`, `kepmer`, `kkemper`, `kmeper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kemper