Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Specifically, one of the Boers; who took part in the great trek (which see).
- n. One who treks; a traveler; a wanderer; a migrator.
Wiktionary
- n. One who treks; thus, a hiker
- n. UK, World War II A person who spent the night in a rural area, rather than his home, during bombing raids
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. South Africa One that treks.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country)
Etymologies
- trek + -er (Wiktionary)
Examples
“He was one of my instructors--a funny, energetic, "trekker" guy.”
“The company will open up the rest of the continent to a new kind of trekker, development consultants, equipment manufacturers, contractors and suppliers in the water field.”
“He was in truth a "trekker" rather than a nomad, and he possessed the invaluable military attributes of the man unchained by cities and accustomed to wander far in a hard and bracing country.”
A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate
“Having grown up hiking in New England, I'm not a "straight up the mountain" kind of trekker, as many of the hikes in the central region of Chile tend to demand.”
“For every trekker there is an average of 3 (!) staff - guides, porters, and of course a cook.”
“Eventually, we climb over the brow of the craggy hill and the glistening glacier is in front of us, as well as other trekker groups admiring the view.”
The Wall Street Journal: Trekking Across Chile's Majestic Frontier
“We request each trekker to ensure that this practice is strictly observed.”
“We ate well and looked on as another trekker, a fit ski instructor fresh from the Alps, struggled with the altitude.”
The Huffington Post: Ben Colclough: Mount Kenya: 5,000 m, Mice, Buffalo and Evil Eyes
“I have a trekker and its ok just not much extra room.”
“To be all perfect, take that chainsaw and kill the trekker!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘trekker’.
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on the road again
nomad, itinerant, wanderer, gypsy, vagrant, ranger, floater, gadling, scatterling, landloper, wayfarer, rover and 59 more...
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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Words from the songs of Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis
zugzwang, valhalla, montalvo, ishist, tritons, mosh, siam, llano del rio, protohuman, tumbleweeds, ludwigshafen, ballyhoos and 349 more...
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a fan's dictionary
fanon, canon, trekkie, trekker, browncoat, shipping, het, slash, femslash, smut, gen, mary sue and 45 more...
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Geek Culture
geek, dork, nerd, gafiate, filk, concom, fanboy, fandom, geekosphere, grok, hacker, leet and 26 more...
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