hitchhiker
/ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person or thing that hitchhikes.
noun
An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
noun
A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
noun
An advertisement at the end of a program.
Example Sentences
- "It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad."
- "[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers."
Etymology
Etymology tree English hitchhike 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 hitchhiker From hitchhike + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/
- British English: /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə/