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tripper

tripper

4 4.8
A person who makes a short trip for pleasure to see sights
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɪpər/
  • UK
translation icon : excursionista
  • The ferry landing was behind him, and he could just make out a boat in the distance, coming with a fresh brace of day trippers from Cape Cod.
  • day trippers

I mean, I've always been a avid future tripper and.

Examples

  • Part of Okinawa's Kerama Islands, the islet of Akajima is popular among Japanese day-trippers during summer, but foreign travelers are a rare sight.

    Blog text (7)

  • The full-time population is a little thin, about twenty thousand folks, but there are a lot of summer and weekend types, and the new wineries have attracted day-trippers.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • When it came, it involved East German day trippers and shoppers rather than armies.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Fascinating for volcanologists, but also great for day-trippers who fancy seeing live lava action.

    Blog text (31)

  • If they were anywhere near giving out 73,000 tickets, can you imagine the outrage of 53,000 day-trippers wandering the streets of Charlotte?

    Blog text (17)

  • Further along via the twisting scenic road, Lorne Beach offers a tempting respite for road trippers.

    Blog text (30)

  • The museum was filled with excited trippers eager to learn about the local history.

  • Every weekend, families flock to the beach as trippers looking to make lasting memories.

  • On their day off, the couple decided to visit a nearby city as trippers exploring its attractions.

Synonyms

visitor
vstripper
908 1.0

A person who goes to a place for a short time to see someone or something

is usually focused on leisure sightseeing trips rather than social calls
tourist
vstripper
511 1.0

A person who travels to visit places for pleasure

often implies a short casual outing rather than full trip
traveler
vstripper
  • US
286 1.0

A person who often goes from place to place

usually denotes a short local pleasure journey rather than long travel
vacationer
vstripper
  • US
11 2.0

A person who spends time away from home to relax or have fun

often refers to brief pleasure trips rather than long vacations
weekender
vstripper
3 4.9

A person who spends weekends away from home

implies any short pleasure trip not only weekend stays
sightseer
vstripper
3 2.8

A person who visits famous places while traveling as a tourist

focuses more on brief local trips to see sights
trav
vstripper
  • UK
3 9.9

A person who goes to different places for pleasure or adventure

is more formal and specifically about short excursions for fun
holidaymaker
vstripper
  • UK
2 2.7

A person who goes away from home for fun

is usually a shorter excursion not tied to holiday period
excursionist
vstripper
6.8

A person who goes on a short trip for pleasure, returning the same day

is similar but used for any brief leisure outing
vacationist
vstripper
  • US
5.9

A person who travels to rest and enjoy free time

covers shorter excursion motives rather than extended holiday time
tourer
vstripper
  • UK
5.6

A person who travels for pleasure on holiday

is more about a brief single outing than extended touring

How Far

globetrotter
3 4.7
traveler
  • US
286 1.0
tourist
511 1.0
tripper
  • UK
4 4.8

Surface Forms

tripper singular
trippers plural

Morphology

tripper = trip (transparent) = trip + er

The word is a regular agentive formation from 'trip' plus '-er', meaning a person who takes a trip.

Etymology

Tripper comes from the common word trip, which means a 'short journey' or outing. So a tripper is someone who goes on short journeys for pleasure.