hitchhiker
- a word derived from hitchhike.
Example Sentences
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Interference does arrive via a young hitchhiker named John.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
In 1967, an unlikely American duo of Charlie Cushman, a hitchhiker, and Herbert “Skip” Cole, a postgraduate student, were sent around the country by the antiquities department, to gather up some of the heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
Worst of all, the spotted lanternfly is a skilled hitchhiker, able to cling to surfaces that travel at high speed, such as cars and trains.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
Only one fish made it past the electrodes during the test, apparently as a hitchhiker in the space between barges as they pushed up the canal.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
He looked like any hitchhiker you might see on an American highway—nothing like the little runty boy I used to defend from bullies at Yancy Academy.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
