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Tripper   /trˈɪpər/   Listen
Tripper

noun
1.
(slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations.
2.
A walker or runner who trips and almost falls.  Synonym: stumbler.
3.
A tourist who is visiting sights of interest.  Synonyms: excursionist, rubberneck, sightseer.
4.
A catch mechanism that acts as a switch.  Synonym: trip.





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"Tripper" Quotes from Famous Books



... To the bulk of the visitors this yellow patch is Ramsgate, just as a small, cocoanut-bearing area of Hampstead woodland is the Heath, most of whose glorious acres have never felt the tread of a donkey or a cheap tripper. Not that there are many other attractions in Ramsgate, which is administered by councillors more sleepy than sage. Having literally defaced their town by a railway-station, built a harbour which will not hold water, constructed ...
— Without Prejudice • Israel Zangwill
... grant it the advantages of being closer to the sea; it stands actually at the mouth of its river, instead of retired within protecting sea-gates. To some extent it has to submit to the tender mercies of the tripper, for Plymouth steamboats are fond of bringing excursionists here; apart from these invasions, the spot is as peaceful as could be desired except by the veriest misanthropist. Approached by rail from Liskeard, the journey is made in leisurely backward and forward ...
— The Cornwall Coast • Arthur L. Salmon
... kept in an efficient state during that part of the year when the visitors are absent. The visitors are of two types—the daily trippers and those who spend several days or weeks in the town. The daily tripper may not directly contribute much sewage to the sewers, but he does indirectly through those who cater for his wants. The resident visitor will spend most of the day out of doors, and therefore cause less than the average quantity of ...
— The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns • Henry C. Adams
... my early experiences, I recall with a great deal of gratitude in my heart the kind deeds that were done for me when I was the green first-tripper, by the old timers on the road. My new friend took me down the street to one of his customers and made him give me an order. That night I went to bed the happiest boy ...
— Tales of the Road • Charles N. Crewdson
... purely delightful. When we liken the place to Fowey or Dartmouth we must grant it the advantages of being closer to the sea; it stands actually at the mouth of its river, instead of retired within protecting sea-gates. To some extent it has to submit to the tender mercies of the tripper, for Plymouth steamboats are fond of bringing excursionists here; apart from these invasions, the spot is as peaceful as could be desired except by the veriest misanthropist. Approached by rail from Liskeard, the journey is made in leisurely backward and forward stages, the engine being ...
— The Cornwall Coast • Arthur L. Salmon


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