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
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
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