Antonyms for hiker

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahyk

Phonetic Transcription : haɪk

runner

Definition of hiker

Origin : 1913, agent noun from hike (v.). Earlier as a type of boat:
The "hiker" or "tuck-up" as it is more generally termed, is a craft peculiar to the Delaware River, and is to the youth residing along the banks of that stream what the racing shell is to the Torontonian .... The origin of the name "hiker" is veiled in mystery. No member of the clubs engaged in sailing these boats can give anything like a satisfactory derivation of the word. The most common explanation is that it is corrupted from the local verb "to hike," which means to run or fly swiftly. ["Harper's Young People," 1885]

As in mountaineer : noun mountain climber
As in pedestrian : noun person traveling on foot
As in traveler : noun person who journeys
As in wayfarer : noun traveler
As in walker : noun person who travels by foot
As in walker : noun person who walks

Example sentences :

Exclusively for the use of the hiker the simplest of tent forms will answer.
Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce

I may say here that Mr. Smith is a veteran and inveterate "hiker."
Extract from : « A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country » by Thomas Dykes Beasley

"Get on to the Hiker," (countryman) said Patsy to Joe, and they both laughed.
Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Thief » by Hutchins Hapgood

This will prove, upon investigation, to be a hiker, or maybe two or more.
Extract from : « Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia » by Carrie Hunter Willis

Though quite shy, they are often seen along the many miles of trail which are accessible to both rider and hiker.
Extract from : « Grand Teton [Wyoming] National Park » by United States Dept. of the Interior

At each ranger station, hotel, chalet, and permanent camp in the park will be found a "Hiker's Register" book.
Extract from : « Glacier National Park [Montana] » by United States Dept. of the Interior

Synonyms for hiker

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