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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. One that camps, such as a person lodging temporarily in a tent or cabin.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. The rear compartment or attached trailer of such a vehicle.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. One who plays at the game of camp.
  2. n. One who camps out, or lives in a camp.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Comparative form of camp.
  2. n. A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
  3. n. A motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in
  4. n. A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation.
  2. n. A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp.
  3. n. A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping out.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
  2. n. a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling

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