Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tripper

/ˈtɹɪpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: trip-per
IPA: /ˈtɹɪpɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who trips or stumbles.

noun

A person experiencing a hallucinogenic trip.

noun

noun

British usage

noun

Synonym of tripman.

Example Sentences

"Most trippers and fallers I know fall forward, but it could have happened. He could have gone out for a midnight walk, he could have wanted to commune with the moon from the middle of the log, he could have tripped and fallen backward […]"

Etymology

From trip + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹɪpɚ/
British English: /ˈtɹɪpə/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

trippers (plural)

Derived Forms

tripperish

Phrases

cheap tripper day-tripper power-tripper road tripper round-tripper

Synonyms

tripman trip sightseer excursionist rubberneck stumbler

Rhymes With

skipper stripper zipper ripper slipper clipper shipper chipper dipper flipper tipper kipper

Questions

How do you pronounce tripper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪpɚ/.
What does tripper mean?: One who trips or stumbles.
Where does tripper come from?: From trip + -er.

How to pronounce tripper

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