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camp·er

(kăm′pər)

1. One that camps, such as a person lodging temporarily in a tent or cabin.

a. A motor vehicle with space and equipment, either in a rear compartment or in an attached trailer, for sleeping and simple housekeeping, used for camping and recreational travel.

b. The rear compartment or attached trailer of such a vehicle.

c. A camper shell.

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camper

(ˈkæmpə)

1. a person who lives or temporarily stays in a tent, cabin, etc

2. a vehicle equipped for camping out

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

camp•er

(ˈkæm pər)

n.

1. a person who camps out for recreation, esp. in the wilderness.

2. a person who attends a summer camp or day camp.

3. a trucklike vehicle, van, or trailer fitted or suitable for recreational camping.

[1855–60]

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Noun	1.	camper - someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation vacationer, vacationist - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work
	2.	camper - a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling camping bus, motor home R.V., recreational vehicle, RV - a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities caravan, van - a camper equipped with living quarters

Translations

سَيّارةٌ مَقْطورَةٌ للتَّخييممُخَيِّمٌ، مُقيمٌ في مُخَيَّممُعَسْكَر

táborníkkempinkový vůz

campistautocamper

Camper Campingbus

κατασκηνωτής κατασκηνώτρια

campista

telttailija

campeur caravane caravanier

kampist

kempingezõlakóautó

hjólhÿsimaîur í útilegu

campeggiatore camper

キャンプする人

야영자

kampeerder

campingturist bobil campingbil

obozowicz

campista roulotte

турист

táborník

stanovanjska prikolicatabornik

tältare

ชาวค่าย

kampçı karavan

người đi cắm trại

野营用车辆野营者露营者

camper

[ˈkæmpəʳ] N

1. (= person) → campista mf; (in holiday camp) → veraneante mf

2. (also camper van) → caravana f, autocaravana f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

camper

[ˈkæmpə^r] n

(= person) → campeur/euse m/f

(also camper van) → camping-car m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

camper

→ Camper(in) m(f)

(= vehicle: also camper van) → Wohnmobil nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

camper

[ˈkæmpəʳ] n (person) → campeggiatore/trice; (vehicle) → camper m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

camp

(kӕmp) noun

1. a piece of ground with tents pitched on it.

2. a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose. a holiday camp.

3. a military station, barracks etc.

4. a party or side. They belong to different political camps.

verb

(also go camping) to set up, and live in, a tent / tents. We camped on the beach; We go camping every year.

ˈcamper noun

1. a person who goes camping.

2. (especially American) a motor-caravan.

ˈcamping noun

camp bed (American cot)

a light folding bed (not only for camping). The visitor will have to sleep on a camp bed.

camp-fire noun

the fire on which campers cook, and round which they sit in the evening etc.

ˈcampsite noun

a piece of land on which tents may be pitched.

camper

→ مُعَسْكَر táborník campist Camper κατασκηνωτής campista telttailija campeur kampist camper キャンプする人 야영자 kampeerder campingturist obozowicz campista, roulotte турист tältare ชาวค่าย kampçı người đi cắm trại 露营者

How much is it for a camper with four people?

References in classic literature ?

For guests they had, especially in the warm, long summers, and usually they were her friends from the city, who were put to camp in tents which they cared for themselves, and where, like true campers, they had also to cook for themselves.

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They were experienced campers themselves, as she quickly discovered when she saw the pots and pans and clothes-boilers for the mussels which they had brought.

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For campers of any age, attending an overnight camp for the first time can be cause for a case of homesickness--a normal and reasonable reaction to separation from home and coping with unfamiliar surroundings.

Helping the Homesick Camper

Besides classes, campers are encouraged to participate in activities including boating, hiking, and volley ball.

Robert Welch University summer camps: passing the torch of liberty. (At a Glance)

We often have campers who, no matter how carefully we try to place them in a group, just don't seem to fit in.

Play-date at camp

In our quest for customer satisfaction, we fulfill campers' needs by providing a fun, secure, and nurturing environment.

Camp-parent partnerships = parent-camp loyalty

This could be the niche that would set The Green River Preserve apart--to share the magic of this area with campers through a unique, natural-science-oriented summer camp program.

Finding your niche: reinventing what a summer camp can be

Some folks boast of waiting lists and high numbers of returning campers. Other directors talk worriedly about decreases in enrollment and less interested children going to camp.

What's happening with camp enrollment?

If campers do not learn to do this on their own, they will never develop self-esteem--which is building confidence from one's defeats and finding their ability to overcome adversity.

Successful bully prevention and management isn't rocket science

As the cabin group comes together, campers go through an "orientation" characterized by testing.

Understanding group processes

At camp, self-report questionnaires were administered every other day to assess campers' moods, levels of homesickness, and satisfaction with camp.

The ACA Camp Research Symposium: practical knowledge for your camp

Camp is an ideal environment for older campers and younger staff to get their first real experiences with responsibility and develop new interests--while dealing with the normal challenges of "growing up." Not all challenges are normal, however, and any problems young people have are likely to follow them to camp.