tripper

[ trip-er ]

/ ˈtrɪp ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tripper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that trips.

Machinery.

a tripping mechanism; a trip.
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.

Origin of tripper

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at trip¹, -er¹

Words nearby tripper

Tripolitan War, tripos, tripotassium phosphate, trip out, trippant, tripper, trippet, tripping, tripping line, trippy, trip switch

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Example sentences from the Web for tripper

Tripper threw up his arm to show he understood, and then lent his aid in getting up the anchor.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty
The best example of the cultured, but common, tripper is the educated Englishman on the Continent.
A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton
Tripper senior and Ben quite agreed with Mrs. Robson that she ought to accept the offer.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty
A week-end tripper, or somebody with a flourish at each end of his name?
Swirling Waters|Max Rittenberg

He had taken lodgings at Tripper's house, and when not at work with his brush spent much of his time on board the Enterprise.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for tripper

tripper

/ (ˈtrɪpə) /

noun

a person who goes on a trip

mainly British a tourist; excursionist

another word for trip (def. 7)

any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
the signal so generated

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

单词	tripper
释义	tripper [ trip-er ] / ˈtrɪp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tripper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that trips. Machinery. a tripping mechanism; a trip. 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. Origin of tripper Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at trip¹, -er¹ Words nearby tripper Tripolitan War, tripos, tripotassium phosphate, trip out, trippant, tripper, trippet, tripping, tripping line, trippy, trip switch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tripper Tripper threw up his arm to show he understood, and then lent his aid in getting up the anchor. A Chapter of Adventures\|G. A. Henty The best example of the cultured, but common, tripper is the educated Englishman on the Continent. A Miscellany of Men\|G. K. Chesterton Tripper senior and Ben quite agreed with Mrs. Robson that she ought to accept the offer. A Chapter of Adventures\|G. A. Henty A week-end tripper, or somebody with a flourish at each end of his name? Swirling Waters\|Max Rittenberg He had taken lodgings at Tripper's house, and when not at work with his brush spent much of his time on board the Enterprise. A Chapter of Adventures\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for tripper tripper / (ˈtrɪpə) / noun a person who goes on a trip mainly British a tourist; excursionist another word for trip (def. 7) any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate the signal so generated 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 Words related to tripper rubberneck, stranger, sightseer, visitor, wayfarer, traveler, excursionist, voyager, vacationist, globetrotter, journeyer, day-tripper, jet-setter
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tripper

noun

Origin of tripper

Words nearby tripper

Example sentences from the Web for tripper

British Dictionary definitions for tripper

noun

Words related to tripper