tramperとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From tramp +‎ -er.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæmpɚ/
• 韻: -æmpə(ɹ)

名詞

tramper (複数形 trampers)

1. One who tramps.
2. (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.

3. (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, 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.

4. (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, 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, […]

同意語

• (one who tramps): walker, stomper
• (one who hikes): hiker
• (freighter not following a fixed route): tramp, tramp steamer, tramp freighter