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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So while some viruses become activated when exposed to the right compounds produced in the gut from external triggers like medications, these dormant phages have simply evolved to become genetic hitchhikers inside bacteria.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Bed bugs are excellent hitchhikers.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Hitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitcher. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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