tramper

See also: Tramper

English

The Sabrina I, a tramper.

Etymology

From tramp +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tramper (plural trampers)

One who tramps.
(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.
(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, →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.
(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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		tramper			avoir trampé
gerund		en trampant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		trampant
past participle		trampé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	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	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	trampe	trampes	trampe	trampons	trampez	trampent
simple tenses	imperfect	trampasse	trampasses	trampast	trampassions	trampassiez	trampassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	trampe	—	trampons	trampez	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tramper

present of trampe

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