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tramper

noun

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  1. a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure though inaccessible to most vehicles, the boggy backcountry is popular with intrepid trampers Synonyms ambler, perambulator, rambler, hiker, walkerRelated Words pedestrian; roamer, rover, trekker, wanderer, wayfarer; alpinist, backpacker, climber, mountaineer

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