as in walkers
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure
the hikers set out before dawn in order to have the trail to themselves
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Recent Examples of hikers
The difficult terrain, impenetrable vegetation, and challenging navigation mean most hikers cover at least 50 percent more distance than that.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
Check out our picks below, then read on for some key shopping tips for newbie hikers.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Rescuers reminded hikers of the numerous hazards facing them along the Lost Coast Trail.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Two hikers in California are lucky to be alive after one of them fell 100 feet down a sheer cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
But the dramatic topography also creates hazards for hikers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, train stops are preserved with wooden shelters with picnic tables, encouraging hikers, bikers, and horseback riders to stop to ponder the trail’s rich railroad history.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The summit push then takes four to seven days as hikers slowly ascend the mountain before making one final 10-12 hour climb to the mountain's peak.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a total of eight hikers didn't survive, though only five are portrayed in the movie.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
Check out our picks below, then read on for some key shopping tips for newbie hikers.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Rescuers reminded hikers of the numerous hazards facing them along the Lost Coast Trail.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Two hikers in California are lucky to be alive after one of them fell 100 feet down a sheer cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
But the dramatic topography also creates hazards for hikers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, train stops are preserved with wooden shelters with picnic tables, encouraging hikers, bikers, and horseback riders to stop to ponder the trail’s rich railroad history.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The summit push then takes four to seven days as hikers slowly ascend the mountain before making one final 10-12 hour climb to the mountain's peak.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, a total of eight hikers didn't survive, though only five are portrayed in the movie.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hikers
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This happened probably around two million years ago when humans became active runners and walkers in hot, open environments in equatorial Africa, says Nina Jablonski, Atherton Professor and Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, at The Pennsylvania State University.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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Cirque-style entertainment will be available, including stilt walkers, illusionists and stunt performers.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Hikers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hikers. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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