hiker
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈhaɪkər/
:
senderista
- On weekends, many hikers explore the stunning trails in the national park.
- many hikers
- other hikers
- lost hiker
And instead they got tasked with saving a hiker stuck in a toilet.
- And instead they got tasked with saving a hiker stuck in a toilet.
- I forget what the hiker said in response, but I do recall my father's parting comment.
- They also do come with white laces, but they're pretty much a hiker biker style boot.
- And is it like really rough or are you guys like bougie hikers?
- Just full of things that he hates, including hikers.
- So that's one of the hikers that are made looking at autumn leaves and forest and an older participant student.
Examples
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Three short segments of the original trail are still open to hikers, and each segment is named "Howard Eaton Trail."
Academic text (2018) -
But on a perfect day, a novice hiker discovered happiness she'd never imagined.
Fiction book (1999) -
A group of hikers found her.
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Conditions are very challenging, and hikers should allow up to 8 hours for the round trip.
Blog text (6) -
A couple of arriving hikers told us an old man was a little ways down the trail.
Fiction book (1990) -
Judy and Steve are experienced hikers, having climbed all the peaks in the state over 4,000 feet.
Fiction book (1999) -
As if on an agreed-upon signal, the hikers began to eat hurriedly, in silence.
Fiction book (1993) -
In addition, there are numerous websites and blogs where hikers post accounts, photographs, and reminiscences of the trail.
Academic text (2018) -
He's also been guiding rafters, climbers, and hikers for the past six years.
Academic text (2012) -
The primitive stove dovetails appealingly with the minimalist approach many long-distance hikers adopt for their meals: boil water.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who moves on foot for exercise or pleasure
10
2.8
A person who travels carrying their things in a bag on their back, often for long, cheap trips
8
7.1
A person who walks on a long hard trip through mountains or remote places
4
5.1
A person who carries a backpack on long hikes
3
5.6
A person who enjoys long walks in the countryside
3
3.8
A long walk taken for exercise or enjoyment
A person who goes on long walks in the countryside for pleasure
How Adventurous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hiker is made from the word hike and the ending -er, where hike means 'to walk a long way' and -er means 'a person who does something'. So a hiker is someone who walks for pleasure or exercise in the countryside or mountains.