✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

camper

noun

camp·​er ˈkam-pər How to pronounce camper (audio)
1
: one who camps
2
: a portable dwelling (such as a specially equipped trailer or automotive vehicle) for use during casual travel and camping

Examples of camper in a Sentence

Rangers warned campers that leaving food outside might attract bears. A careless camper accidentally started a fire in the woods.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Two campers who were walking in the forest later that day came upon her body, according to a Cold Case Review from the New Castle Police Department. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 Cast as Pocahontas, Wednesday uses the play to enact a terrific revenge on not just the Up with People-esque campers, but the pilgrims themselves. Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 The campers swim in the animosity that drenches the airwaves and cyberspaces around them. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 Yet periodic attempts to adopt a more modern flood-monitoring system, including one with warning sirens that might have alerted campers in July, repeatedly failed to gain traction – stalled by low budgets, some local opposition and a lack of state support. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for camper

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of camper was in 1839

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Camper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camper. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

camper

noun
camp·​er ˈkam-pər How to pronounce camper (audio)
1
: a person who camps
2
: a portable dwelling or a specially equipped vehicle for use during travel and camping

More from Merriam-Webster on camper

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!