Hiker

//ˈhaɪkɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who hikes, especially frequently.

    "The mother looks over her shoulder, and the hiker could swear she gives the weaning calf a dirty look; the time has come for the young animal to enter moosehood, to stop living in two worlds, […]"

  2. 2
    a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) wordnet

Synonyms

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ambulatorbackpackerfoot passengerfoot soldierfoot travelerfootslogger

Example

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"We found the lost hiker numb with cold."

Etymology

From hike + -er.

Related phrases

hitch-hikerthru-hiker

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