trampers

noun

plural of tramper
as in walkers
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure though inaccessible to most vehicles, the boggy backcountry is popular with intrepid trampers

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  1. walkers
  2. hikers
  3. wanderers
  4. pedestrians
Noun
  • Cyclists, walkers and runners packed the white concrete trail along Bolsa Chica State Beach.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Along with its traditional fall festival, Fun Farm also has a Jack in the Night event, where walkers can explore an illuminated pumpkin trail in the evening hours.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of walkers
Noun
  • This 7-mile out-and-back route takes hikers to the highest peak in the front range of Angeles National Forest.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hikers
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
Definition of wanderers
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
Definition of pedestrians
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“Trampers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trampers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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