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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Noun
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What’s more, multiple researchers have found that brisk walkers have a lower chance of developing heart disease or dying prematurely.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Most marathons have time limits of six to eight hours, so walkers should train accordingly and choose events with longer time limits.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kane missed the entire regular season after abdominal and knee injuries and was pedestrian in his 2024-25 debut in Game 2.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Earbuds have become the pedestrian’s car stereo, a kind of acoustic Bubble Wrap shielding us from noise or chatter or insults and makes obsolete a once-fundamental New York experience: the casual interaction.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Hiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiker. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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