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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If you have a road tripper on your gift list, this is the gift for them.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
She’s a day tripper: All aboard Queen Elizabeth II’s private train in the debut of “Secrets of Royal Travel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
Serial tripper Grayson Allen finally announced his decision: He’ll return for his senior season at Duke rather than leave early for the NBA.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
Personally, he has taken the well-trodden path of failed novelist, American road tripper and schoolboy prankster.
From BBC ● May 8, 2015
Ross drove the water out of the tube, opened the breech-door; and, reaching in with a long, heavy wire, lifted the starting lever and water tripper that gave motion to the torpedo's engine.
From The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Morgan Robertson
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