hampster

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhæmp.stɚ/

Noun

hampster (plural hampsters)

1. Obsolete form of hamster.
   • 1856, Henri Milne-Edwards, William Coulson, James Webster, A Manual of Surgical Anatomy, page 157:

     The rabbit forms its warren, and the beaver its well-known habitation. The hampster (Fig. 101), a small rodent analogous to the rat, met with in the plains, from Alsace to Siberia, and which is so injurious to agriculture, constructs a dwelling with two issues or exits […]

2. Misspelling of hamster.