trekkers

noun

plural of trekker
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as in wanderers

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as in pilgrims

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekkers
  1. wanderers
  2. pilgrims
  3. wayfarers
  4. pioneers
  5. pedestrians
  6. newcomers
  7. mountaineers
  8. colonists
Noun
  • For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Definition of wanderers
Noun
  • The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.
    — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of pilgrims
Noun
  • Despite the different sunglass trends that are out there—tiny sunglasses, cat-eyes, wayfarers—aviators continue to remain Aniston’s favorite.
    — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • In high school, my friends and I became subway wayfarers, traveling in search of great high-school games.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of wayfarers
Noun
  • Hanging from the ceiling is a model of the Wright brothers’ first production airplane — the aviation pioneers were from nearby Dayton and an inspiration for Armstrong.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Nobu was one of the pioneers in promoting the concept of family sharing at dinner, and the menu encourages guests to do so.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pioneers
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
Noun
  • Now the status of a long list of newcomers who played professionally overseas, particularly those who earned a paycheck, is up in the air.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Indiana’s list of 18 transfer newcomers includes former TCU quarterback Josh Hoover and ex-Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of newcomers
Noun
  • The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The other missing members of the climbers are Nepalese mountaineers led by climber Nims Dai, Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi of Hunza, a Chinese climber and one other foreign climber, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of mountaineers
Noun
  • Under British rule, mail wasn’t private; postmasters could open letters to spy on colonists.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
  • Religious symbols are best displayed in non-governmental spaces given that America was formed by colonists who fled England to seek freedom of religion.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
Definition of colonists
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“Trekkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekkers. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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