camper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæmpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkæmpɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English camp Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English camper From camp (verb) + -er.
Meanings
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A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
There were thousands of campers at the music festival.
They're indispensable for backpackers, campers and anyone else who plans to be away from a power outlet for a while; indeed, both the Solar and the Eco Player are ruggedly built, with rubberized nonscratchable surfaces.
2008 March 13, David Pogue, “Media Players, Untethered”, in The New York Times:To be sung to in this way by the entire faery kingdom, each member of it born from the heartsong of a camper, was truly a delight that not many, I believe, have known.
2010, Erjan J. Slavin, The Tale of the Mirror (& The Wishing Tree Poetry), →ISBN, page 72:
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A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in.
The moonshiners are now only a memory, but the sunrisers have grown into many hundreds, with trailers and campers pulling into Red Rock Canyon days early for a good parking spot.
2003, Roberta Martin Starry, Gold Gamble, page 156:
- (derogatory) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.
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(qualifier:restaurants, slang) A person who stays too long at a table after eating.
I'm trying to get rid of the campers on table seven.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| campers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
canoe camper · freedom camper · workcamper · camper shell · truck camper · glamper · camper van · spawn camper · right lane camper · campership · left lane camper · happy camper · summer camper · corpse camper · water camper · stealth camper · noncamper
Translations (32)
pt campista (person who camps) · bg лагерник (person who camps) · pl camper (video games: person who stays in one spot) · es campista (person who camps) · ja 芋スナイパー (video games: person who stays in one spot) · pl obozowicz (person who camps) · pt camper (video games: person who stays in one spot) · de Camper (person who camps) · ga campálaí (person who camps) · nl kampeerder (person who camps) · ca campista (person who camps) · es campero (video games: person who stays in one spot) · tr kampçı (person who camps) · id pengendok (video games: person who stays in one spot) · ru кры́са (video games: person who stays in one spot) · es campera (video games: person who stays in one spot) · de Zelterin (person who camps) · de Zelter (person who camps) · fr campeur (person who camps) · de Camperin (video games: person who stays in one spot) · fi kämppäri (video games: person who stays in one spot) · ru ке́мпер (video games: person who stays in one spot) · de Camper (video games: person who stays in one spot) · hu táborozó (person who camps) · id pengokok (video games: person who stays in one spot) · id pekemah (person who camps) · ko 야영객 (person who camps) · fi retkeilijä (person who camps) · de Camperin (person who camps) · pl obozowiczka (person who camps) · fi telttailija (person who camps) · nl kampeerster (person who camps)