hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
hitchhiker
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a word derived from
hitchhike.
Example Sentences
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His subsequent novel in 1976, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” spotlighted the dynamic Sissy Hankshaw, a woman with supersized thumbs who capitalizes on her mutation by becoming a hitchhiker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 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
“I’m a Green Beret,” the hitchhiker finally said.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
