tramper
Britishnoun
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a person who tramps
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a person who walks long distances, often over rough terrain, for recreation
Example Sentences
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Mr. Booth, the driver from Dover, is a so-called tramper — he picks up and drops off construction materials across long distances.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
He is a quiet neighbour—no slammer or tramper.
From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Sir Walter Besant
My dear Doctor, I looked out of window just now, and saw a tramper woman sitting on the door-step.
From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Henry Kingsley
The tall tramper, who had been definitely abandoned by his partner, was a sad spectacle.
From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Hamlin Garland
He’s a young tramper that hired with Farmer Shepherd yesterday, a regular runaway and reprobate, just out of prison, most likely.’
From Friarswood Post Office by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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