TREKKERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

trekkers

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plural of trekker

as in wanderers

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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

In 2024, nearly 500,000 pilgrims completed the journey, with almost half choosing the Camino Francés.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The city is home to the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam, and holds deep religious significance for millions of pilgrims.

— Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026

Definition of pilgrims

Noun

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
The thugs would insinuate themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of wayfarers

Noun

White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The group helped define hip-hop’s golden age, became the first rap act inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and remains one of the genre’s most influential pioneers.

— Ernie Suggs, AJC.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of pioneers

Noun

The service For newcomers to the hospitality industry, the Myers are crushing it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Sweet teeth practically chattering, the newcomers ended their night with the bar’s eponymous sundae, a gourmet Madagascan-vanilla ice cream topped with rose-water syrup and cashews.

— Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of newcomers

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Only, perhaps, a constitutional aversion to thinking ill of mountaineers.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

Definition of mountaineers

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Anticipation for the milestone holiday has been building for much of the year, serving as an opportunity for Americans to reflect on their complicated history as onetime colonists of an empire who became a superpower of their own.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
For example, Indigenous people shared their knowledge of making tea from local plants and herbs with colonists.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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