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Definition of Tramper

1. Noun. Someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground.

2. Noun. A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure).

Definition of Tramper

1. n. One who tramps; a stroller; a vagrant or vagabond; a tramp.

Definition of Tramper

1. Noun. One who tramps. ¹

2. Noun. (chiefly New Zealand) A recreational hiker. ¹

3. Noun. (industry) A mechanism which pounds material into a more compact form for further processing; found for example in cotton gins and trash processors. ¹

4. Noun. (nautical) A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tramper

1. one that tramps [n -S] - See also: tramps

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tramper

tramming tramontana tramontane tramontanes tramp tramp's spurge tramp chair tramp data tramp down tramp iron

tramp stamp tramp stamps tramp steamer tramp steamers tramped tramper (current term) trampers trampet trampets trampette

trampettes trampier trampiest tramping trampings trampish trample trampled trampler tramplers

Literary usage of Tramper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cotton Ginners Handbook edited by W. S. Anthony, William D. Mayfield (1995)
"tramper The purpose of the tramper is to pack the lint into the press box under the restraining dogs near the top end of the press box. ..."

2. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1859)
"That's just what we said we should get by asking forty," observed the tramper. « Well, I han't been idle either," he continued, in the husky voice that was ..."

3. Handbook of Mechanical and Electrical Cost Data: Giving Shipping Weights by Halbert Powers Gillette, Richard Turner Dana (1918)
"When the tramper has reached a predetermined point, or has passed the press dogs the motor rotation is automatically reversed, and the tramper is caused to ..."

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