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HIKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hiker mean?
• HIKER (noun)
The noun HIKER has 1 sense:
1. a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Familiarity information: HIKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hiker" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hiker"):
backpacker; packer (a hiker who wears a backpack)
Derivation:
hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)
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