geocacher

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noun

A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the pastime of geocaching.

Opposite
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Meanings

noungeocacher (plural geocachers)

plural geocachers

  1. A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the pastime of geocaching.

    Like any outdoor activity, geocaching involves some inherent risk, and many geocachers enjoy manageable risks.

    2011, Terry Marsh, Geocaching in the UK, page 113
    2 more examples

    Couple of geocachers found a floater at Wilson's Pond about an hour ago. Nasty. The perp took her tongue and her face. [...]

    2008, Colleen Coble, Abomination, page 20

    Whatever a cache leads to, the process of finding the cache will usually stir the geocacher's curiosity to the point of learning something. As geocachers learn more about the area in which they are caching, they will have a natural tendency to pay attention to the setting and their surroundings.

    2010, J. Kevin Taylor, DuAnn Kremer, Katherine Pebworth, Peter Werner, Geocaching for Schools and Communities, Human Kinetics, page 20

    Antonyms: muggle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who hides or seeks objects as part of the pastime of geocaching.

Opposite

Origin

From geocache + -er. First attested in 2000. See additional etymology at geocache.

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Translations

Finnish geokätköilijä
  • geokätköilijäperson who hides or seeks objects as part of the sport of geocaching
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APA

geocacher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocacher

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“geocacher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocacher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geocacher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocacher.

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