Standard Lemma guide

hiker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ̯kə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈhaɪ̯kə]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈhaɪ̯kɚ/
  • General-American: [ˈhaɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈhaɪ̯kɹ̩]
  • /ˈhɐɪ̯kɚ/
  • [ˈhɐɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈhɐɪ̯kɹ̩]
  • rhymes with -aɪkə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who hikes, especially frequently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tramp, tramper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pedestrian, walker, footer

Narrower terms: backpacker, packer

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَنَزِّه (mutanazzih) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Belarusian: туры́ст (turýst) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Belarusian: туры́стка (turýstka) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Bulgarian: тури́ст (turíst) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Bulgarian: тури́стка (turístka) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Catalan: excursionista — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徒步旅行者 (túbù lǚxíngzhě) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Finnish: vaeltaja — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • French: randonneur — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • French: randonneuse — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Galician: camiñante — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • German: Wanderer — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • German: Wanderin — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • German: Wandrerin — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • German: Wanderfreund — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • German: Wanderfreundin — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Greek: πεζοπόρος (pezopóros) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Indonesian: pendaki — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Italian: escursionista — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Italian: gitante — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Japanese: ハイカー (haikā) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Korean: 도보 여행자 (dobo yeohaengja) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Korean: 하이커 (haikeo) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fotturist — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Norwegian Bokmål: turgåer — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fotturist — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Polish: wędrowiec — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Russian: тури́ст (turíst) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Russian: тури́стка (turístka) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Russian: путеше́ственник (putešéstvennik) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Russian: путеше́ственница (putešéstvennica) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Spanish: caminante — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Spanish: excursionista — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Ukrainian: тури́ст (turýst) — one who hikes, especially frequently
  • Ukrainian: тури́стка (turýstka) — one who hikes, especially frequently