trekker
Americannoun
-
trekkers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The Malaysian trekker has been missing since 2015, he said, and the tourist police is still searching for them at “the family’s request.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
Mr. Kumar, an experienced trekker from India, said he was somewhat introverted and preferred to experience treks either by himself or with fellow hikers if they happened to connect along the way.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Expedition leader Graeme Douglas said the conditions were "challenging even for the most experienced trekker".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
Training for Everest Base Camp will look different for every trekker, but the goal is to build cardiovascular endurance to prepare for 8 to 12 miles of trekking each day.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
I knew then why this oasis had been left by transport-rider and trekker, as nature made it, untrodden and untouched.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
In Mustang district in west Nepal, Nepal Army rescuers took three days trekking and digging through snow on Friday to reach three British and 15 local trekkers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Those killed were part of a group of 12 trekkers and local guides that set out over an hour before the avalanche hit, the district police chief told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Some local agencies and community members worry the trail could increase wildfire risk and create safety hazards for trekkers, as well as invite homeless encampments and trespassing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
He lives with family in Namche village in the foothills of Mount Everest, where the family runs a small hotel catering to trekkers and climbers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Ziemer emphasized that this alarming death rate hadn’t been skewed upward by mountaineering accidents; the victims had been “just ordinary trekkers who never ventured beyond the established trails.”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
