Dictionary

hiker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪ̯kə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/ (General-American)
• [ˈhaɪ̯kə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈhaɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈhaɪ̯kɹ̩] (General-American)
• [ˈhɐɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈhɐɪ̯kɹ̩]
• /ˈhɐɪ̯kɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree English hike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hiker From hike + -er.

Meanings

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:
   • 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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

nonhiker · thru-hiker · hitch-hiker

Translations (35)

nb fotturist (one who hikes, especially frequently) · de Wanderfreundin (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ar مُتَنَزِّه (one who hikes, especially frequently) · el πεζοπόρος (one who hikes, especially frequently) · fr randonneuse (one who hikes, especially frequently) · nb turgåer (one who hikes, especially frequently) · uk тури́стка (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ru тури́стка (one who hikes, especially frequently) · bg тури́стка (one who hikes, especially frequently) · cmn 徒步旅行者 (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ko 도보 여행자 (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ru путеше́ственник (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ko 하이커 (one who hikes, especially frequently) · de Wanderer (one who hikes, especially frequently) · fr randonneur (one who hikes, especially frequently) · id pendaki (one who hikes, especially frequently) · es excursionista (one who hikes, especially frequently) · es caminante (one who hikes, especially frequently) · fi vaeltaja (one who hikes, especially frequently) · de Wanderin (one who hikes, especially frequently) · uk тури́ст (one who hikes, especially frequently) · it gitante (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ru тури́ст (one who hikes, especially frequently) · gl camiñante (one who hikes, especially frequently) · de Wanderfreund (one who hikes, especially frequently) · nn fotturist (one who hikes, especially frequently) · de Wandrerin (one who hikes, especially frequently) · bg тури́ст (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ru путеше́ственница (one who hikes, especially frequently) · it escursionista (one who hikes, especially frequently) · be туры́стка (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ja ハイカー (one who hikes, especially frequently) · be туры́ст (one who hikes, especially frequently) · pl wędrowiec (one who hikes, especially frequently) · ca excursionista (one who hikes, especially frequently)