hikers

plural of hiker
as in walkers
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 hikers Friends and family described both as experienced hikers and climbers. — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Her body was discovered by hikers near American Fork Canyon days later, and investigators determined she had been raped, strangled and murdered. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Friends told investigators that the two were experienced hikers and should have had appropriate clothing. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Forensic examinations on the hikers' phones indicated that they had not been used in 48 hours, authorities said. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Family and friends indicated Matsuda and Donlon were experienced hikers and planned to hike Ice Mountain in northern Chaffee County, the sheriff’s office said. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia. — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hikers
Noun
  • Down a long path, a wooden fence separated walkers from white flowers dotting the expansive grassy landscape.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
  • One of them was in a wheelchair and the others had walkers or other mobility aids.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Connecting with this odd population of wanderers is one of the surprise pleasures of our annual Bishop trip.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • My eight women are divided into wanderers, rebels, explorers, and mentors.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Hikers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hikers. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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