camper
/ˈkæmpɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.26 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
noun
A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in.
noun
A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.
Derogatory
adj
comparative form of camp: more camp
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "There were thousands of campers at the music festival."
- "They're indispensable for backpackers, campers and anyone else who plans to be away from a power outlet for a while; indeed, both the Solar and the Eco Player are ruggedly built, with rubberized nonscratchable surfaces."
- "To be sung to in this way by the entire faery kingdom, each member of it born from the heartsong of a camper, was truly a delight that not many, I believe, have known."
- "The moonshiners are now only a memory, but the sunrisers have grown into many hundreds, with trailers and campers pulling into Red Rock Canyon days early for a good parking spot."
- "I'm trying to get rid of the campers on table seven."
Etymology
Etymology tree English camp Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English camper From camp (verb) + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæmpɚ/
- British English: /ˈkæmpə/