tramper

See also: Tramper

English

Etymology

From tramp +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæmpɚ/
• Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ)

Noun

tramper (plural trampers)

1. One who tramps.
2. (chiefly New Zealand) A recreational hiker.
   • 2007 December 29, Linda Barnard, “Train trek carries travellers over New Zealand's alpine backbone”, in Toronto Star, page 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, Douglas Herber, “Packaging Lint Cotton”, in Cotton Ginner's Handbook‎, →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, →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, […]

Synonyms

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

Translations

recreational walker — see hiker

Middle French

Verb

tramper

1. alternative form of tremper

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of tramper

infinitive	simple	tramper
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	trampant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		trampé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	trampe	trampes	trampe	trampons	trampez	trampent
	imperfect	trampois, trampoys	trampois, trampoys	trampoit, trampoyt	trampions, trampyons	trampiez, trampyez	trampoient, trampoyent
	past historic	trampa	trampas	trampa	trampasmes	trampastes	tramperent
	future	tramperai, tramperay	tramperas	trampera	tramperons	tramperez	tramperont
	conditional	tramperois, tramperoys	tramperois, tramperoys	tramperoit, tramperoyt	tramperions, tramperyons	tramperiez, tramperyez	tramperoient, tramperoyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	trampe	trampes	trampe	trampons	trampez	trampent
	imperfect	trampasse	trampasses	trampast	trampassions	trampassiez	trampassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	trampe	—	trampons	trampez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tramper

1. present of trampe