hitcher
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈhɪtʃər/
- After an hour of waiting, the hitcher finally got lucky when a friendly driver pulled over to offer a lift.
- hitcher said
- replied the hitcher
- hitcher waited
Examples
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"Hey," the driver called, stepping up into the cab, tossing a cellophane-wrapped confection onto the hitcher's lap.
Fiction book (1993) -
The hitcher shifted the pack on his shoulder and headed out for the road.
Fiction book (1993) -
"So this dream car of ours," asked the hitcher, "does the museum know you got it?"
Fiction book (1993) -
At the gas station, the hitcher waited in the truck.
Fiction book (1993) -
The driver waited until the hitcher was staring directly at him.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Billy Clay," replied the hitcher, shaking his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Galaxie slowed onto the narrow shoulder, the hitcher's fingers already wrapped around the door handle.
Fiction book (1993) -
The hitcher's eyes blinked, blinked, blinked, registering with detached purpose what there was to be seen.
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The hitcher eagerly thumbed at passing cars, hoping someone would stop to give him a ride.
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As the rain started to fall, the hitcher stood by the roadside, trying to catch the attention of drivers.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who travels by getting free rides from passing cars
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hitcher comes from the word hitch, which originally meant 'to hook' or 'fasten', as when a cart is hitched to a horse. A helpful way to remember it is the phrase hitch a ride: a hitcher 'hooks' a free ride to themselves at the roadside, so the modern meaning is someone who asks for a lift from passing vehicles.