Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of hiker Another hiker died on the same trail one week earlier after falling down a ravine, though officials haven’t clarified whether injuries or illness caused his death. —

Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 The woman, identified by authorities only as Enjel and known as a local hiker, was located Saturday afternoon, about 50 meters (165 feet) from the rim of the main crater, said Iwan Ramdani, who heads local Search and Rescue Office. —

ABC News, 9 May 2026 Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV. —

Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 The repair project, which was focused on a mile of roadway near the Summit Lake parking lot, hindered access for hikers hoping to check the 14er off their list. —

Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 Given the rugged topography and arid climate, the park’s vast backcountry is best tackled by veteran hikers. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Twenty hikers were on the slopes when disaster struck, North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu told reporters at a volcano monitoring station in Mamuya village. —

CBS News, 8 May 2026 Pasaribu said that police will question those who joined the hikers up the mountain. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

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And cyclists, bus drivers, walkers and the motoring public need to have a head on a swivel paired with the calmness of a snail around such intersections — a lot could be going on.

— Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
There’s a horse walker, a merry-go-round-like machine to which horses are attached that leads them in a slow circle to warm them up.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026