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tripper

[trip-er]

trip·per

[trip-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that trips.
2.
Machinery.
a.
a tripping mechanism; a trip.
b.
an apparatus causing a signal or other operating device to be tripped or actuated.
3.
British Informal. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion; excursionist.
4.
Slang. a person who is under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see trip1, -er1
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Tripper is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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tripper (ˈtrɪpə)
 
n
1.  a person who goes on a trip
2.  chiefly (Brit) a tourist; excursionist
3.  another word for trip
4.  a.  any device that generates a signal causing a trip to operate
 b.  the signal so generated

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