hiker
- a word derived from hike.
Example Sentences
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Water stranded a hiker along the cliffs of San Francisco’s Presidio — requiring a seven-hour rescue mission that ultimately left the hiker and a rescuer injured as the waves crashed them into the rocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
A hiker alerted authorities on 28 May to the remains in Carson National Forest.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
My wife, Cynthia, a hiker, had traveled with Shelley and Dave on a trip last year through the Grand Canyon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The guide alerted the authorities to the incident, who immediately launched a search and rescue operation for the two Singaporeans as well as a missing third person, Indonesian hiker Angel Krishela Pradita.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
By that time, however, stories about the dead hiker, including excerpts from his diary, had been given prominent play in newspapers across the country.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
