Definition of "camper" []

• One that camps, such as a person lodging temporarily in a tent or cabin. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• The rear compartment or attached trailer of such a vehicle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sleeping in your truck camper is iffy and risky, IMHO."
• "The lady in the doorway believed herself confronted by a "camper" -- one of those flitting birds of outer darkness who have no religion of their own, but who are always putting that of others to the proof."
• "What was happening on the floor of the camper was a scene straight out of a stag film, the kind of movie a bunch of guys get together and watch while polishing off a few six -"