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trampa person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant

Pronunciation (IPA): /træmp/

Korean meaning: 부랑자, 방랑자

Korean pronunciation: **트**랩

Example Sentences

  • The pizza delivery guy tramped up three flights of stairs, only to find out the customer had moved last month.
  • My grandfather used to tell stories about meeting friendly tramps during the Great Depression.
  • The hiking boots were perfect for tramping through the forest, but terrible for sneaking past sleeping bears.

tramp

NOUN

//træmp//

a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant

tramp concept
💡 Concept

a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant

tramp rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The tramp lights his lamp at camp

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/træmp/
🇬🇧 UK/træmp/

🌳Etymology

Roottramp

Origin

14세기 중세영어에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '무겁게 밟다'라는 의미였습니다. 게르만어족의 어근에서 발전하여 현재의 '부랑자'와 '터벅터벅 걷다'라는 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

camplampstampclampdamp
camp
lamp
stamp
clamp
damp

🔗Collocations

tramp through
old tramp
tramp steamer
tramp of feet
tramp the streets

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The pizza delivery guy tramped up three flights of stairs, only to find out the customer had moved last month.

My grandfather used to tell stories about meeting friendly tramps during the Great Depression.

😄 Fun example

The hiking boots were perfect for tramping through the forest, but terrible for sneaking past sleeping bears.

We could hear the tramp of marching band from blocks away.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

vagranthobowandererdrifterstomp

Antonyms

residentsettlertiptoe

Related

marchstridehomelessnomadfootstep

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