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
The Old Mill Trail is a heavily trafficked area of the park, popular with hikers looking for moderate distance and sweeping views without strenuous elevation gain - about 1,400 feet over eight miles, when combined with two of the park’s mixed-use trails.
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
And in 2018, a 71-year-old female hiker from Connecticut died following a fall from the Sauk Mountain Trail, according to the Associated Press.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The hikers reported fighting off a brown bear about a quarter-mile up Exit Glacier Trail in the national park, troopers said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Spanning more than 1,000 acres, Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is an excellent destination for hikers and birders of all ages and experience levels.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Plus, female hikers can stay free for up to three nights on the Santa Barbara mining trail, thanks to the Leg’s Go in Cammino Women’s Edition initiative, which is valid most of the year except the summer months.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Golden aspens and glowing cottonwoods will soon take over Arizona's high country, drawing hikers and leaf-peepers to the mountains.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
And in 2018, a 71-year-old female hiker from Connecticut died following a fall from the Sauk Mountain Trail, according to the Associated Press.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The hikers reported fighting off a brown bear about a quarter-mile up Exit Glacier Trail in the national park, troopers said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Spanning more than 1,000 acres, Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is an excellent destination for hikers and birders of all ages and experience levels.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Plus, female hikers can stay free for up to three nights on the Santa Barbara mining trail, thanks to the Leg’s Go in Cammino Women’s Edition initiative, which is valid most of the year except the summer months.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Golden aspens and glowing cottonwoods will soon take over Arizona's high country, drawing hikers and leaf-peepers to the mountains.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiker
Noun
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Daryl and Carol manage to kill the bad guys, but not before Cooper turns into a walker, forcing Daryl to shoot him in the head.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are several loop trails that take walkers, joggers, and runners around the scenic lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Transporter Westfalia Camper versions are especially popular, outfitted with any number of clever amenities for weekend wanderers.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, Carmel’s residents enjoy the 20th-highest median credit score nationwide (775) and benefit from the third-lowest pedestrian fatality rate.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiker. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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