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Vinony

hitchhiker

noun

  1. one who asks people, usually strangers, for a ride in their road vehicle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə/ / /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English hitchhike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hitchhiker From hitchhike + -er.

  1. A person or thing that hitchhikes.

    “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.”

  2. An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
  3. A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
  4. A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
  5. An advertisement at the end of a programme.

    “[…] 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.”