tripper

American

[trip-er] / ˈtrɪp ər /

noun

a person or thing that trips.
Machinery.
1. a tripping mechanism; a trip.
2. an apparatus causing a signal or other operating device to be tripped or actuated.
British Informal. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion; excursionist.
Slang. a person who is under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.

tripper British

/ ˈtrɪpə /

noun

a person who goes on a trip
a tourist; excursionist
another word for trip
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; 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 traveller sees what he sees; the tripper sees what he has come to see."

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

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