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TRIPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A catch mechanism that acts as a switch
Example:
the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water
Synonyms:
trip; tripper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tripper" is a kind of...):
catch; stop (a restraint that checks the motion of something)
Derivation:
trip (put in motion or move to act)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tourist who is visiting sights of interest
Synonyms:
excursionist; rubberneck; sightseer; tripper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tripper" is a kind of...):
holidaymaker; tourer; tourist (someone who travels for pleasure)
Derivation:
trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A walker or runner who trips and almost falls
Synonyms:
stumbler; tripper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("tripper" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
Derivation:
trip (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("tripper" is a kind of...):
drug user; substance abuser; user (a person who takes drugs)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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