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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Bikers, skaters, and walkers can reach the park via the 11-mile Huron Sunrise Trail connecting Rogers City to Forty Mile Point Lighthouse along the water.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025 -
This agreement unlocks new funding and serves as a vote of confidence in the technology that enables people confined to a wheelchair to stand and walk again without the need for crutches or walkers.—
Borislav "Bobby" Marinov,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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At least seven pedestrians — Jonathon T. Slaugh, 62; Adrienne Keyana Johnson, 33; William Andrew Akens Jr., 26; Ernesto Torres, 58; Thongthai Xanaxay, 55; Natalia Regina Sanchez, 50; and Kaleb Josiah Green, 22 — have also died in the city since January.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Hayam El Gamal, 41, and her children were detained by federal immigration authorities on June 3, two days after police say Soliman used Molotov cocktails to attack more than a dozen people demonstrating on the Boulder pedestrian mall in support of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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“Hiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiker. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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