'Camper' definitions:
Definition of 'camper'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
noun
A recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling [syn: camper, camping bus, motor home]
Definition of 'Camper'
From: GCIDE
- Camper \Camp"er\, n.
- 1. One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp. [PJC]
- 3. A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping out. [PJC]
- happy camper a person who is pleased with the situation in which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in understatement, especially in the negative; as, the passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of happy campers. [PJC] Campestral
Synonyms of 'camper'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventurer,
- alpinist,
- astronaut,
- camp trailer,
- caravan,
- climber,
- comers and goers,
- commuter,
- cosmopolite,
- cruiser,
- excursionist,
- explorer,
- fare,
- globe-girdler,
- globe-trotter,
- goer,
- hajji,
- house trailer,
- jet set,
- jet-setter,
- journeyer,
- mariner,
- mobile home,
- mountaineer,
- palmer,
- passenger,
- passerby,
- pathfinder,
- pilgrim,
- pioneer,
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- sailor,
- semitrailer,
- sightseer,
- straphanger,
- tourer,
- tourist,
- trail car,
- trailblazer,
- trailbreaker,
- trailer,
- trailer camp,
- trailer court,
- trailer park,
- transient,
- traveler,
- trekker,
- tripper,
- truck trailer,
- viator,
- visiting fireman,
- voortrekker,
- voyager,
- voyageur,
- wayfarer,
- world-traveler