Meaning

4 senses

  1. One who tramps.

  2. (New Zealand)A recreational hiker.

  3. A mechanism which pounds material into a more compact form for further processing; found for example in cotton gins and trash processors.

  4. A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner.

More definitions
  • a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
  • someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground

Origin

From tramp + -er.

From tramp + -er.

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Forms

plural: trampers
Singulartramper
Pluraltrampers

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
one who tramps:walkerB2stomper
freighter not following a fixed route:trampB2tramp steamertramp freighter
one who hikes:hiker
Close in meaning
  • a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure):hikertramp
  • someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground:stamperstompertrampler

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtramp

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tramA2trampB2trampleB2trampolineC1
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