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tripper Definition

trip·per (tripər)

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

tripper Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Take the average day tripper, spends about £ 10, I know which I would prefer to have.
  • attract: Nowadays Matlock Bath is a busy tourist resort, attracting both day trippers and long stay holiday makers.
  • include: Fourteen members attended, including 2 day trippers from Inverness!
  • file: ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper.
  • carry: The lights of a narrow boat carrying day trippers can just been seen inside the tunnel as it heads toward the entrance.

Adjective modifier

  • casual: The Elan Valley is a haven for bird watchers in our delightful countryside, for the dedicated enthusiast or the casual day tripper.
  • assorted: The assorted day trippers, foreign visitors & holiday makers thought the city by the sea was holding a mardi gras.
  • average: Take the average day tripper, spends about £ 10, I know which I would prefer to have.
  • first: In times past crossing the line was always recognized for first trippers by a ceremony paying homage to Neptune.

Modifies a noun

  • boat: We watched the large tripper boats come from St Ives full up with sightseers go round the Carrack rocks to watch the seals.
  • ticket: Ten tripper tickets - £ 8 - 10 return trips between car park and the Town Center.

Noun used with modifier

  • weekend: The railroad still plays a part, with a station at the base of the slopes, dropping off weekend day trippers from Denver.
  • boat: These provided some stunning close ups for a number of lucky boat trippers.
  • round: I hit third base with authority and sped home for my second round tripper in two at bats.
  • seaside: Redcar rose from obscurity in 1846 when an extension of the Stockton and Darlington Railroad brought industry and seaside day trippers to the area.
  • pleasure: A " pleasure tripper " is what they say.
  • coach: The west coast beaches are more remote and have few tourist facilities yet are so beautiful they are a magnet to coach trippers.

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