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hiker

Syllables: hik·er/ˈhaɪ̯kə/US/ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/

hiker noun: one who hikes, especially frequently.

Noun

hiker (plural hikers)

  1. One who hikes, especially frequently.
    • 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...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

hiker meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

hiker in Arabic

one who hikes, especially frequently
مُتَنَزِّه mutanazzih

hiker in Indonesian

one who hikes, especially frequently
pendaki

Examples of hiker in a sentence

  • 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.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...
  • 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...

All 22 example sentences with hiker

Forms of hiker

pluralhikers

Plural of hiker: hikers

Origin of hiker

From hike + -er.

Words formed from hiker

Words that rhyme with hiker

Questions about hiker

What does hiker mean?
Hiker means one who hikes, especially frequently.
What is hiker in Arabic?
Hiker in Arabic is مُتَنَزِّه (mutanazzih). See Hiker meaning in Arabic.
How do you use hiker in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is hiker?
Hiker is a noun.
How do you pronounce hiker?
Hiker is pronounced /ˈhaɪ̯kə/ (UK).
What is the plural of hiker?
The plural of hiker is hikers.

Words near hiker in the dictionary

  1. hikeathons
  2. hiked
  3. hiked out
  4. hiked the Appalachian Trail
  5. hiked up
  6. hiker
  7. hiker's rash
  8. hikers
  9. hikes
  10. hikes out
  11. hikes the Appalachian Trail

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