hiker
/ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who hikes, especially frequently.
Example Sentences
- "The mother looks over her shoulder, and the hiker could swear she gives the weaning calf a dirty look; the time has come for the young animal to enter moosehood, to stop living in two worlds, […]"
- "On Taipa Island, there are two trails, the 2.2km Taipa Grande and 2.3km Taipa Pequena which take hikers to the two highest points of the island, offering a panoramic view of Macau. The Taipa Grande trail takes about 2? hours and can be reached through a short paved road off the Estrada Colonel Nicolau de Mesquita, near the United Chinese Cemetery. Adjacent to the trail on the east side of Taipa Grande, near the airport, is the Taipa Grande Nature Park. The Taipa Pequena trail can be accessed from the Estrada Lou Lim Ieoc, behind the Regency Hotel, and takes about two hours."
- "Members of the Taitung County Fire Department’s Kuanshan Branch rescue an injured hiker in Taitung on Thursday."
Etymology
Etymology tree English hike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hiker From hike + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/
- British English: /ˈhaɪ̯kə/