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camper

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈkæmpɝ// UK //kˈæmpɐ// camper Vulgar

n. a person who stays in a tent or a special vehicle while on holiday. You use this to describe someone enjoying the outdoors or sleeping at a campsite.

n. a person who spends a holiday living in a tent or a recreational vehicle. Often used in the idiomatic expression 'happy camper' to describe a satisfied person.


SIMPLE

The camper pitched his tent near the lake.

CONTEXTUAL

Every summer, the experienced camper packs her gear and heads into the mountains for a week of solitude.

COMPLEX

While some prefer the luxury of a hotel, the dedicated camper finds greater satisfaction in the simplicity of wood fires and the sounds of the forest at night.

Etymology 1

From camp (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From camp (adjective) + -er.

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