happy camper

American  

noun

1. Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied.

   There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.

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happy camper British  

noun

1. informal a happy, satisifed person (esp in the phrase not a happy camper )

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happy camper Idioms  

1. A satisfied participant, a contented person, as in She loved the challenge of her new job; she was one happy camper. This expression is also often put in the negative, as in She hated the heat and humidity of the southern summer; she was not a happy camper. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Still, King wasn’t a happy camper, noting that she and her husband had to add more travel time to get to and from the port for the new cruise.

From MarketWatch

“So when I get to see the blimp, I’m a happy camper.”

From Los Angeles Times

My wife wore Arcade belts around Alaska and regularly since, and has been one happy camper.

From Salon

It would be strange for a team that is losing to be happy campers.

From BBC

The Cup Final will be televised in the U.S. on TNT, another offshoot of Bettman’s drive to increase revenues, which raises franchise values and makes happy campers of his bosses, the club owners.

From Los Angeles Times