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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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