Noun

(en noun)

One who tramps.

(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.

(industry) A mechanism which pounds material into a more compact form for further processing; found for example in cotton gins and trash processors.

* {{quote-book, title=Cotton Ginner's Handbook, author=W.S. Anthony, D.W. Van Doorn, and Douglas Herber, year=1995, chapter=Packaging Lint Cotton, page=123, isbn=078812420X citation

, passage=The purpose of the tramper is to pack the lint into the press box under the restraining dogs near the top end of the press box.}}

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

* {{quote-book, title=Baltimore Harbor: A Pictorial History, author=Robert C. Keither, page=194, year=2005, isbn=0801879809 citation

, passage=A Greek ship wants 30 pounds of feta cheese, a British tramper requests five cases of steak and kidney pies, a Japanese auto carrier orders 75 pints of boiled octopus,