tripper

American  

[trip-er] / ˈtrɪp ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that trips.

2. Machinery.

   1. a tripping tripping trip mechanism; a trip.

   2. an apparatus causing a signal or other operating device to be tripped trip or actuated.

3. British Informal. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion; excursionist.

4. Slang. a person who is under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.

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tripper British  

/ ˈtrɪpə /

noun

1. a person who goes on a trip

2. a tourist; excursionist

3. another word for trip

4. 1. any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate

   2. the signal so generated

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Etymology

Origin of tripper

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; trip ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

If you have a road tripper on your gift list, this is the gift for them.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

Day tripper Eric Adams, a hobbyist landscape photographer and resident of Monterey County, unexpectedly found himself having to sleep in his car.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

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

The speaker lay flat upon his back, with his hands folded behind his head, and his face exposed to the sun--like a tripper who would go back to London nicely tanned.

From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Gilson, Charles