tramper

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[edit] English

The Sabrina I, a tramper.

From tramp +‎ -er.

tramper (plural trampers)

One who tramps.
(chiefly New Zealand) A recreational hiker.
- 2007, Linda Barnard, "Train trek carries travellers over New Zealand's alpine backbone," Toronto Star, 29 Dec., p. T9:
  
  It's a popular spot for hikers, or trampers as they call them here.
(manufacturing) A mechanism which pounds material into a more compact form for further processing; found for example in cotton gins and trash processors.
- 1995, W.S. Anthony, D.W. Van Doorn, and Douglas Herber, “Packaging Lint Cotton”, in Cotton Ginner's Handbook^[1], ISBN 078812420X, page 123:
  
  The purpose of the tramper is to pack the lint into the press box under the restraining dogs near the top end of the press box.
(nautical) A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner.
- 2005, Robert C. Keither, Baltimore Harbor: A Pictorial History^[2], ISBN 0801879809, page 194:
  
  A Greek ship wants 30 pounds of feta cheese, a British tramper requests five cases of steak and kidney pies, a Japanese auto carrier orders 75 pints of boiled octopus, […]