tripper

noun

trip·​per ˈtri-pər How to pronounce tripper (audio)
1
chiefly British : one that takes a trip : tourist
2
: a tripping device (as for operating a railroad signal)

Examples of tripper in a Sentence

day trippers who come to spend a few hours on the island
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Almost 20 years after journeying from Detroit to LA on a Greyhound, in the aftermath of a miscarriage, Pocock recreates her trip and is joined (in spirit) by fellow writerly road trippers like Simone de Beauvoir, Ethel Mannin, and Irma Kurtz. Literary Hub july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 And in April 2024, Venice became the first metropolis in the world to charge an admission fee to day trippers, in an effort to curb over tourism. Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Drive the Grand Tour of Switzerland Photo: Getty Images The Grand Tour of Switzerland is a 1,000 mile circuit that takes road trippers along all of the country’s most riveting highlights. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tripper

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tripper was in 1813

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“Tripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripper. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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tripper

noun
trip·​per ˈtrip-ər How to pronounce tripper (audio)
1
chiefly British : one that takes a trip : tourist
2
: a tripping device (as for operating a railroad signal)

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