Hitchhiker
noun, slang
noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or thing that hitchhikes.
"It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad."
- 2 a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles wordnet
- 3 An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
- 4 A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
- 5 A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant. informal
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- 6 An advertisement at the end of a programme.
"[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers."
Example
More examples"Tom and Mary stopped and picked up a hitchhiker."
Etymology
From hitchhike + -er.
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