person or thing that trips; control lever or mechanism (Machinery); tourist, traveler (British); person who is under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs (Slang)
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Tripper Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a dancer.
One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a dancer.
(n.)
An excursionist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn excursionist.
tripper
\trip"per\ (?), n.
1. one who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a dancer.
2. an excursionist.
tripper
n
1. a walker or runner who trips and almost falls [syn: stumbler]
2. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: sightseer, excursionist, rubberneck]
3. a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: trip]
Noun
1. (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(classification) slang
2. a walker or runner who trips and almost falls
(synonym) stumbler
(hypernym) pedestrian, walker, footer
(derivation) stumble, trip
3. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
(synonym) sightseer, excursionist, rubberneck
(hypernym) tourist, tourer, holidaymaker
(derivation) travel, trip, jaunt
4. a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
(synonym) trip
(hypernym) catch, stop
(derivation) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
Tripper Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Tripper may refer to:
- Tripper (Efterklang album), 2004
- Tripper (Hella album), 2011
- The Tripper, a 2007 film
- Tripper Harrison, the character portrayed by Bill Murray in the film, Meatballs
- A common name for gonorrhea
- A name for a train stop safety device in railway signaling
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