tripper
Americannoun
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a person or thing that trips.
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Machinery.
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British Informal. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion; excursionist.
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Slang. a person who is under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.
noun
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a person who goes on a trip
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a tourist; excursionist
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another word for trip
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any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
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the signal so generated
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Etymology
Origin of tripper
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at trip 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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It has standard buses but also offers an Elite Tripper service with coaches featuring leather seating with more legroom and complimentary bottles of water for passengers.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
Echoes of his distinctive slow twang come through loud and clear on The Beatles' Day Tripper, Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run and Blondie's Atomic.
From BBC • May 1, 2024
After being set free down the right by Kieran Tripper, he cut inside, played a delightful one-two with Bruno Guimaraes and coolly slotted past Danny Ward for his eighth goal in nine league games.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022
Kieran Tripper could also make his first Premier League appearance for the club following his return to England from Spain.
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2022
Phrony Tripper was heels over head in love with him; but her grandfather, though easy and pliable enough to all outward seeming, was in a land-deal as dull as a ditcher.
From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson
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