Synonyms of hiker

hiker

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walker
• wanderer
• pedestrian
• tramper
• mountaineer
• rambler
• ambler
• climber
• perambulator
• backpacker
• rover
• wayfarer
• roamer
• trekker
• alpinist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hiker

For rock climbers, there’s Shawangunk Ridge; for hikers there’s Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park; and for the trail runner there’s the 22-mile Wallkill Valley Rail Trail just beyond the hotel’s back door. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

The rocks are coated with slippery algae, and several hikers have fallen and been seriously injured or killed. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

This 7-mile out-and-back route takes hikers to the highest peak in the front range of Angeles National Forest. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

But meteorologists warn that hikers may encounter slippery trails until the snow and ice melts completely. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Thompson’s work is more personal, painted from the perspective of a hiker passing through an open space, looking up and around at the buttes and the flora, exploring unspoiled ground in search of some spiritual connection to nature. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment about the status of the three hikers. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Three hikers were airlifted to safety by rescue crews early Monday morning after becoming lost and disoriented in a Big Sur state park, according to officials. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026