camper

[kam-per]

noun

1. a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.

2. a person who attends a summer camp or day camp.

3. Also called pickup camper, truck camper. a trucklike vehicle, van, or trailer that is fitted or suitable for recreational camping, or a pickup truck on which a structure fitted for camping is mounted.

verb (used without object)

1. to travel and live in a vehicular camper.

   We're going to camper for two weeks during our vacation.

camper

/ ˈkæmpə /

noun

1. a person who lives or temporarily stays in a tent, cabin, etc

2. a vehicle equipped for camping out

Word History and Origins

Origin of camper¹

1625–35; 1960–65 camper for def. 3; camp ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In a statement posted on their website in July, the camp extended “heartfelt condolences” to everyone affected by the accident and “especially to the family of our beloved camper who lost his life.”

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"I've got a camper van so it allows me to get out and around the country," she says.

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A young couple outside Twisp, Wash., made a U-turn in their camper van to pepper us with questions about how to do bike touring.

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So a few years ago, we bought a Volkswagen van, and I converted it into a camper.

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Sunday, more than three dozen first responders set off into the Marin County darkness, searching for a drunk camper whose friends were worried he could be in danger.

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