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tramper

British  
/ ˈtræmpə /

noun

  1. a person who tramps

  2. a person who walks long distances, often over rough terrain, for recreation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

These beds change their occupants, perhaps, every night; for a tramper seldom sleeps two consecutive nights in the same place.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

I used to be a good tramper on the Plains, but have been getting out of the way of it.

From A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike by King, Charles

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 Garland, Hamlin

It was summarised by the Edinburgh Review at the time as 'a hotch-potch of the jockey, tramper, philologist, and missionary.'

From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Shorter, Clement King