Synonyms for camper


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kam-per
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm pər


Définition of camper

Origin :
  • 1630s, "soldier," agent noun from camp (v.). Meaning "attendee at a camp meeting" is from 1806; meaning "one who sleeps in temporary quarters outdoors" is from 1856; that of "motor vehicle with sleeping quarters" is from 1960. Extended use of happy camper is from c.1987.
  • noun mobile home
Example sentences :
  • He need not know them as a naturalist, but as a hunter, as a camper.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Here is a breakfast capable of making the mouth of a camper water.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • The photographer, the pioneer, the camper, all must know measurements.
  • Extract from : « Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts » by Girl Scouts
  • The aim of camping is to make things simpler for the Camper.
  • Extract from : « Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts » by Girl Scouts
  • "Even so, a camper couldn't move the Blowell more than we can," said Eugenia.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest » by Lillian Garis
  • He decided to remain under cover until the camper had returned.
  • Extract from : « Dixie Martin » by Grace May North
  • Sometimes the visitor asks if he can become a Camper for a few days or a week.
  • Extract from : « Camping » by Alexandra G. Lockwine
  • It was all over within a few hours, but the camper had learned a lesson.
  • Extract from : « Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol » by Henry Harley Arnold
  • What does the camper think about when lounging around the fire at night?
  • Extract from : « Locusts and Wild Honey » by John Burroughs
  • Until he could swim a certain distance, no camper was allowed in the boats.
  • Extract from : « St. Nicholas Vol XIII. No. 8 June 1886 » by Various

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