TRIPPER Definition & Meaning

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tripper

[ trip-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that trips.
Machinery.
1. a tripping tripping trip mechanism; a trip.
2. an apparatus causing a signal or other operating device to be tripped trip or actuated.
British Informal. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion; excursionist.
Slang. a person who is under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.

tripper

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noun

a person who goes on a trip
a tourist; excursionist
another word for trip
1. any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
2. the signal so generated

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tripper¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; trip ¹, -er ¹

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Some locals have wondered whether a ferry service could be launched, to deliver day trippers from Santa Monica Pier to Malibu Pier — an alternative that the city tried during a major landslide decades ago.

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Today the resort is still popular with day trippers and families.

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In April, Venice launched a trial where day trippers were charged a €5 tax to visit the city on peak days, in a bid to combat the effects of over-tourism.

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The storms of 2023 wrought havoc on the pier again; the fishermen and day trippers who love it hope that the pledge of a summer reopening will be fulfilled.

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Venice has just introduced a trial €5 fee for day trippers at the most popular times and many other famous historical attractions are raising their charges to tourists.

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