glamper

English

Etymology

Blend of glamorous +‎ camper, parallel to glamping and equivalent to glamp +‎ -er. Early 2006, UK origin, adopted in US by 2007.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ)

Noun

glamper (plural glampers)

1. A participant in glamping (luxury camping).
   • 2006, “The Glamper’s Guide To Style” (archive), GadgetCandy.com, 2/24/2006:
   • 2007 February 4, Jennifer Gould Keil, “Are you a Jetrosexual? Be Honest…”, in New York Post:

     And with this fast-growing subsector comes an entire new language to describe these luxury globetrotting jetsetters – like jetrosexual, flashpacker and glamper.

Related terms

• camp
• camper
• camping
• glamp
• glamped
• glamping