camper

/ˈkæmpər/

/ˈkæmpə/

Other forms: campers

Anyone who regularly hikes into the woods, pitches a tent, and spends the night under the stars, snuggled into a sleeping bag, is a camper.

People who go camping are campers, whether they sleep under the stars, in a cabin, or in a fancy Winnebago. And if you do have a recreational vehicle, you can say you're a camper who sleeps in your camper! The common colloquial phrase happy camper was coined in the 1980s: when you're a happy camper, you're as content as a kid who's having a blast at summer camp, paddling canoes on the lake and eating s'mores by the fire.

Definitions of camper

1. noun

   someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
   type of:

   vacationer, vacationist

   someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work
2. noun

   a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
   synonyms: camping bus, motor home

   types:

   caravan, van

   a camper equipped with living quarters

   type of:

   R.V., RV, recreational vehicle

   a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities