hitchhiker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English hitchhike 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 hitchhiker From hitchhike + -er.
Meanings
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A person or thing that hitchhikes.
It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad.
1948, Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Part One, 1:
- An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
- (qualifier:preceded by a definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
- (informal) A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
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An advertisement at the end of a program.
[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers.
1945, Charles Harold Sandage, Radio Advertising for Retailers, page 186:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hitchhikers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hitch-hiker | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (53)
sk autostopár (a person who hitchhikes) · el άτομο που ταξιδεύει με οτοστόπ (a person who hitchhikes) · ru путеше́ствующий автосто́пом (a person who hitchhikes) · ru автосто́пщица (a person who hitchhikes) · mn замын машинд дайгдаж яваа хүн (a person who hitchhikes) · de Anhalter (a person who hitchhikes) · cmn 搭車的 /搭车的 (a person who hitchhikes) · uk автосто́пщиця (a person who hitchhikes) · ru автосто́пщик (a person who hitchhikes) · cmn 搭車人 /搭车人 (a person who hitchhikes) · nn haikar (a person who hitchhikes) · fi liftari (a person who hitchhikes) · pl autostopowiczka (a person who hitchhikes) · ca autoestopista (a person who hitchhikes) · da blaffer (a person who hitchhikes) · pl autostopowicz (a person who hitchhikes) · uk автосто́пщик (a person who hitchhikes) · nl lifter (a person who hitchhikes) · hu stoppos (a person who hitchhikes) · it gitante (a person who hitchhikes) · nb haiker (a person who hitchhikes) · da tomler (a person who hitchhikes) · mk автосто́перка (a person who hitchhikes) · nl liftster (a person who hitchhikes) · ta கெஞ்சுப்பயணி (a person who hitchhikes) · io autostopero (a person who hitchhikes) · es autoestopista (a person who hitchhikes) · sv liftare (a person who hitchhikes) · es autostopista (a person who hitchhikes) · cs stopařka (a person who hitchhikes) · ja ヒッチハイクする人 (a person who hitchhikes) · hy ավտոստոպով ճամփորդող (a person who hitchhikes) · gl autostopista (a person who hitchhikes) · fi peukalokyytiläinen (a person who hitchhikes) · ru путеше́ствующая автосто́пом (a person who hitchhikes) · ka მოგზაური (a person who hitchhikes) · de Tramper (a person who hitchhikes) · ro autostopistă (a person who hitchhikes) · cs stopař (a person who hitchhikes) · ms pengembara tumpang (a person who hitchhikes) · pt caroneiro (a person who hitchhikes) · fr autostoppeur (a person who hitchhikes) · fr pouceux (a person who hitchhikes) · lv īkšķotājs (a person who hitchhikes) · lv īkšķotāja (a person who hitchhikes) · vi người xin có giang (a person who hitchhikes) · ro autostopist (a person who hitchhikes) · it turista (a person who hitchhikes) · mk автосто́пер (a person who hitchhikes) · cmn 搭車者 /搭车者 (a person who hitchhikes) · tr otostopçu (a person who hitchhikes) · eo petveturisto (a person who hitchhikes) · it autostoppista (a person who hitchhikes)