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tripper

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trip·per  (trpr)
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.

tripper [ˈtrɪpə]
n
1. a person who goes on a trip
2. Chiefly Brit a tourist; excursionist
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) another word for trip [7]
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a.  any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
b.  the signal so generated
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
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
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"
catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

tripper
noun (Chiefly Brit.) tourist, holiday-maker, sightseer, excursionist, journeyer, voyager when the shops shut and the trippers go home
Translations
tripper [ˈtrɪpəʳ] N (Brit) → turista mf, excursionista mf
tripper [ˈtrɪpər] n (British)
(= tourist) → touriste mf
(on day trip)excursionniste mf
trip switch ntélérupteur m
tripper
n (esp Brit inf) → Ausflügler(in) m(f) ? day-tripper
tripper [ˈtrɪpəʳ] n (Brit) → gitante m/f


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