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camper

noun
/ˈkæmpɚ/US/ˈkæmpə/UK

Etymology

From camp (adjective) + -er.

  1. inherited from *kampōn✻
  2. inherited from campian, compian
  3. inherited from campen
  4. derived from camp
  5. derived from can, camp
  6. derived from *kh₂em-✻ — “to bend; crooked”
  7. derived from campus
  8. inherited from *kamp✻
  9. inherited from camp
  10. inherited from kampe
  11. formed as camper — “camp + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.

    • There were thousands of campers at the music festival.
    • They're indispensable for backpackers, campers and anyone else who plans to be away from a power outlet for a while; indeed, both the Solar and the Eco Player are ruggedly built, with rubberized nonscratchable surfaces.
    • To be sung to in this way by the entire faery kingdom, each member of it born from the heartsong of a camper, was truly a delight that not many, I believe, have known.

  2. A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in.

    • The moonshiners are now only a memory, but the sunrisers have grown into many hundreds, with trailers and campers pulling into Red Rock Canyon days early for a good parking spot.

  3. A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. comparative form of camp

      comparative form of camp: more camp

    2. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA