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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Camper \Camp"er\, n.
1. One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially
who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp.
[PJC]
3. A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a
hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping
out.
[PJC]
{happy camper} a person who is pleased with the situation in
which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in
understatement, especially in the negative; as, the
passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of
happy campers.
[PJC] Campestral