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tramper

Variant of tramp

intransitive verb

    1. to walk with heavy steps
    2. to step heavily; stamp: to tramp on someone's foot
    1. to travel about on foot; trudge; hike
    2. to travel as or like a vagabond, hobo, etc.

transitive verb

  1. to step on firmly and heavily; trample
  2. to walk or ramble through

noun

  1. a person who travels about on foot, esp. one doing odd jobs or begging for a living; hobo; vagrant
  2. the sound of heavy steps, as of people marching
  3. the act of tramping; esp., a journey on foot; hike
  4. a freight ship that has no regular schedule, arranging for cargo, passengers, and ports of call as it goes along
  5. an iron plate on the sole of a shoe to protect it, to prevent slipping, etc.
  6. Slang a woman who is sexually promiscuous

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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