happy camper

happy camper
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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