tramp steamer vs tramper

tramp steamer

noun
  • a commercial steamship that has no regular schedule or published ports of call. 

tramper

noun
  • A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner. 

  • A recreational hiker. 

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

  • One who tramps. 

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