campership

campership
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌship\ noun (-s)
Etymology: camper (from camp (II) + -er) + -ship (as in scholarship)
: a grant to a boy or girl to aid him in attending a summer camp

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/kam"peuhr ship'/, n.
financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
[1945-50; CAMPER + (SCHOLAR)SHIP]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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