as in hitchhiker
one who hitchhikes
never stops for hitchers on interstates, where hitchhiking is illegal
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hitchhiker
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Bed bugs are excellent hitchhikers.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Kerouac’s pretentious hitchhiker’s guide lacked the panache, humor, and focus of this one by Douglas Adams.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitcher. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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