Thesaurus results for HIKER

hiker

noun

Definition of hiker

as in walker

a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure the hikers set out before dawn in order to have the trail to themselves

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Recent Examples of hiker Two Colorado hikers remain missing after a search team found a tent, collapsed by snow, with items inside, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office announced in a social media post on Tuesday. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 The object turned out to be the hiker's tent that had collapsed from the weight of the snow. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Her body was discovered by hikers near American Fork Canyon days later. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Turner, for one, donned a utility workwear coat with a quarter-zip sweater, black jeans, and hiker-style boots. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia. — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 News of wilderness rescues during the chaos ignited widespread criticism of the hikers on social media, including 1,600 reactions and comments on the Linville-Central Rescue Squad’s Facebook post. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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Down a long path, a wooden fence separated walkers from white flowers dotting the expansive grassy landscape.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Taking back control of her people’s narrative is a part-time job of sorts for Brewster-walker.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of walker

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In a separate incident, the eastbound lanes of I-20 were closed in west Fort Worth early Wednesday after a pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross the highway, police said.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
The redesign includes new pedestrian islands and shorter crossings.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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