Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that camps, such as a person lodging temporarily in a tent or cabin.
- noun A motor vehicle with space and equipment, either in a rear compartment or in an attached trailer, for sleeping and simple housekeeping, used for camping and recreational travel.
- noun The rear compartment or attached trailer of such a vehicle.
- noun A camper shell.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who plays at the game of camp.
- noun One who camps out, or lives in a camp.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation.
- noun A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp.
- noun A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping out.
- noun a person who is pleased with the situation in which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in understatement, especially in the negative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
camps , especially in atent etc. - noun A
motor vehicle with a rearcompartment forliving andsleeping in - noun video games A person who stays in one spot during a
first-person shooting game. - adjective
comparative form ofcamp : morecamp
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
- noun a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
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Examples
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO.
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