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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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
Noun
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Some things that had initially mystified him, like the tendency for pedestrians in Cambridge to cross streets against traffic lights, eventually bothered him less.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
3 June 2025
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The attack prompted chaos at a pedestrian mall where protesters were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Hiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiker. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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