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noun

Camper n.

One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation.

A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp.

A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping out.

happy camper a person who is pleased with the situation in which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in understatement, especially in the negative; as, the passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of happy campers.

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Etymology of 'Camper'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Camper" Quotes from Famous Books

... remember, with wild, thrilling, nameless life before him. Just then the long mourn of a timber wolf wailed in with the wind. Seldom had he heard the cry of one of those night wanderers. There was nothing like it—no sound like it to fix in the lone camper's heart the great ...

— The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories • Various

... during the year. It seemed to her that she had never really looked at him before, that is, to get the best impression, without prejudice. Somehow, he looked younger and more boyish this year, anyway, in his camper's low-necked sport shirt and khaki riding breeches. Kit noted for the first time his crispy, curly yellow hair, and long, half-closed blue eyes, that always seemed to be laughing at you. He had dimples, too, and ...

— Kit of Greenacre Farm • Izola Forrester

Words linked to "Camper" : camper trailer, recreational vehicle, motor home, caravan, van, RV, camping bus