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tripper definition

trip·per (trip′ər)

noun

a person or thing that trips; specif.,
  1. a mechanical part for tripping a cam, pawl, etc.; also, a tripping device that operates a signal on a railroad
  2. Chiefly Brit. a person who takes a trip; tourist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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