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
To reach the trailhead, hikers can start on the Friars Road Walking Path — located in the same parking lot as the Costco on Fenton Parkway, next to SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Gardeners, tree climbers, hikers and anyone else can identify poison ivy.
—Eva Flowe
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
After climbing towards the volcano, which is known to have daily eruptions, the hikers made a swift turn when debris began to fall.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Ben Lomond More experienced hikers will enjoy a trek up and down Ben Lomond, Scotland’s southernmost Munro (a mountain that’s more than 3,000 feet high).
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
The bathroom has a spacious walk-in shower (miraculously hot given the location courtesy of solar power) and a heated towel rail (a nice detail for hikers with sore muscles).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
What began in 1923 as a temporary billboard for a housing development has since transformed into one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, drawing dreamers, tourists and hikers alike into its orbit.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
First responders and a helicopter raced to the scene but quickly realized the wind blast generated from the chopper, or rotorwash, could blow the hikers off the cliff and into the water.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling speed hikers and mountaineers don't find themselves up a creek without a filter.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Gardeners, tree climbers, hikers and anyone else can identify poison ivy.
—Eva Flowe
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
After climbing towards the volcano, which is known to have daily eruptions, the hikers made a swift turn when debris began to fall.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Ben Lomond More experienced hikers will enjoy a trek up and down Ben Lomond, Scotland’s southernmost Munro (a mountain that’s more than 3,000 feet high).
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
The bathroom has a spacious walk-in shower (miraculously hot given the location courtesy of solar power) and a heated towel rail (a nice detail for hikers with sore muscles).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
What began in 1923 as a temporary billboard for a housing development has since transformed into one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, drawing dreamers, tourists and hikers alike into its orbit.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
First responders and a helicopter raced to the scene but quickly realized the wind blast generated from the chopper, or rotorwash, could blow the hikers off the cliff and into the water.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling speed hikers and mountaineers don't find themselves up a creek without a filter.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hikers
Noun
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During the day, McKinley Park is filled with activity, from dog walkers and joggers to families enjoying the outdoors.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maximize your miles with Hoka membership perks This is a fun benefit for runners, walkers, and hikers—members can earn rewards and badges through the Hoka Membership program for completing challenges like the Speedgoat 7 Vert (log 7,000 feet of elevation to complete it).—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On stage, Josh and Melissa, our wanderers from the land of reality, are subsumed into an actual musical rather than a vaguely Truman Show-style refraction.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Hikers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hikers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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