different between trapper vs tramper

English

Etymology

trap +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?æp?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(r)

Noun

trapper (plural trappers)

1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.
2. (mining) A child who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
3. An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
4. (slang) A drug dealer.
5. (slang) A performer of trap music.

Translations

Danish

Noun

trapper c

1. indefinite plural of trappe

Dutch

Etymology

From trappen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Noun

trapper m (plural trappers, diminutive trappertje n)

1. bicycle pedal

   Synonym: pedaal

French

Etymology

trappe +? -er

Verb

trapper

1. To trap (hunt using traps)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• trappage

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

trapper m or f

1. indefinite plural of trapp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trapper f

1. indefinite plural of trapp

English

Etymology

From tramp +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?æmp?/
• Rhymes: -æmp?(?)

Noun

tramper (plural 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.
4. (nautical) A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner.

Synonyms

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

Translations

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

tramper

1. present of trampe