hiker

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UK/ˈhaɪ̯kə/UK[ˈhaɪ̯kə]US/ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/US[ˈhaɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈhaɪ̯kɹ̩]

noun

One who hikes, especially frequently.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounhiker (plural hikers)

plural hikers

  1. One who hikes, especially frequently.

    Members of the Taitung County Fire Department’s Kuanshan Branch rescue an injured hiker in Taitung on Thursday.

    2020 November 2, Hsin-po Huang, Dennis Xie, “Mountain rescue missions double from last year: MOI”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, Taiwan News, page 3
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    The mother looks over her shoulder, and the hiker could swear she gives the weaning calf a dirty look; the time has come for the young animal to enter moosehood, to stop living in two worlds, […]

    1969, Jack Olsen, Night of the Grizzlies

    On Taipa Island, there are two trails, the 2.2km Taipa Grande and 2.3km Taipa Pequena which take hikers to the two highest points of the island, offering a panoramic view of Macau. The Taipa Grande trail takes about 2? hours and can be reached through a short paved road off the Estrada Colonel Nicolau de Mesquita, near the United Chinese Cemetery. Adjacent to the trail on the east side of Taipa Grande, near the airport, is the Taipa Grande Nature Park. The Taipa Pequena trail can be accessed from the Estrada Lou Lim Ieoc, behind the Regency Hotel, and takes about two hours.

    2008 October 30, Prudence Lui, “A walk on the wild side”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2024

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)

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Origin

Translations

Arabic مُتَنَزِّه
  • مُتَنَزِّه (mutanazzih)one who hikes, especially frequently
Bulgarian тури́ст, тури́стка
  • тури́ст (turíst)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • тури́стка (turístka)one who hikes, especially frequently
Catalan excursionista
  • excursionistaone who hikes, especially frequently
Chinese Mandarin 徒步旅行者
  • 徒步旅行者 (túbù lǚxíngzhě)one who hikes, especially frequently
Finnish vaeltaja
  • vaeltajaone who hikes, especially frequently
French randonneur, randonneuse
  • randonneurone who hikes, especially frequently
  • randonneuseone who hikes, especially frequently
German Wanderer, Wanderin
  • Wandererone who hikes, especially frequently
  • Wanderinone who hikes, especially frequently
  • Wandrerinone who hikes, especially frequently
  • Wanderfreundone who hikes, especially frequently
  • Wanderfreundinone who hikes, especially frequently
Greek πεζοπόρος
  • πεζοπόρος (pezopóros)one who hikes, especially frequently
Indonesian pendaki
  • pendakione who hikes, especially frequently
Italian escursionista, gitante
  • escursionistaone who hikes, especially frequently
  • gitanteone who hikes, especially frequently
Japanese ハイカー
  • ハイカー (haikā)one who hikes, especially frequently
Korean 도보 여행자, 하이커
  • 도보 여행자 (dobo yeohaengja)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • 하이커 (haikeo)one who hikes, especially frequently
Norwegian Bokmål fotturist, turgåer
  • fotturistone who hikes, especially frequently
  • turgåerone who hikes, especially frequently
Polish wędrowiec
  • wędrowiecone who hikes, especially frequently
Russian тури́ст, тури́стка
  • тури́ст (turíst)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • тури́стка (turístka)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • путеше́ственник (putešéstvennik)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • путеше́ственница (putešéstvennica)one who hikes, especially frequently
Spanish caminante, excursionista
  • caminanteone who hikes, especially frequently
  • excursionistaone who hikes, especially frequently
Ukrainian тури́ст, тури́стка
  • тури́ст (turýst)one who hikes, especially frequently
  • тури́стка (turýstka)one who hikes, especially frequently

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APA

hiker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiker

MLA

“hiker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiker.

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