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trip·per

 (trĭp′ər)
n.
1. Slang One who is undergoing a hallucinatory experience induced by a psychedelic drug.
2. A tripping or triggering device on a mechanism.
3. Chiefly British One who is taking a short pleasure trip.
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tripper

(ˈtrɪpə)
n
1. a person who goes on a trip
2. chiefly Brit a tourist; excursionist
3. (Mechanical Engineering) another word for trip7
4. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
b. the signal so generated
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trip•per

(ˈtrɪp ər)

n.
1. a person or thing that trips.
2. an apparatus causing a signal or other operating device to be tripped or activated.
3. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tripper - (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinationstripper - (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
drug user, substance abuser, user - a person who takes drugs
2.tripper - a walker or runner who trips and almost fallstripper - a walker or runner who trips and almost falls
stumbler
pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
3.tripper - a tourist who is visiting sights of interesttripper - a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
excursionist, rubberneck, sightseer
holidaymaker, tourer, tourist - someone who travels for pleasure
4.tripper - a catch mechanism that acts as a switchtripper - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
trip
catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
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tripper

noun (Chiefly Brit.) tourist, holiday-maker, sightseer, excursionist, journeyer, voyager when the shops shut and the trippers go home
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tripper

noun
Chiefly British. One who travels for pleasure:
excursionist, sightseer, tourist.
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مُتَنَزِّه، مُسْتَجِم
turista
turist
túristi, ferîamaîur
seyahat eden kimse

tripper

[ˈtrɪpəʳ] N (Brit) → turista mf, excursionista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tripper

[ˈtrɪpər] n (British)
(= tourist) → touriste mf
(on day trip) → excursionniste mftrip switch n → télérupteur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tripper

n (esp Brit inf) → Ausflügler(in) m(f) ? day-tripper
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tripper

[ˈtrɪpəʳ] n (Brit) → gitante m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

trip

(trip) – past tense, past participle tripped – verb
1. (often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall. She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.tropezar
2. to walk with short, light steps. She tripped happily along the road.ir con paso ligero
noun
a journey or tour. She went on / took a trip to Paris.viaje
ˈtripper noun
a person who has made a journey for pleasure. The resort was full of trippers.turista, excursionista
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