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  • noun Plural form of hitchhiker.

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Examples

  • I believe the hitchhikers are the natural predators for the 456 ... and maybe have a little of that mojo that makes kiddies live forever, too.

    TORCHWOOD...Episode 4...Spoilers! torch_wood 2009

  • As he drew closer, he realized one of the hitchhikers was a woman.

    Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

  • As he drew closer, he realized one of the hitchhikers was a woman.

    Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

  • As he drew closer, he realized one of the hitchhikers was a woman.

    Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

  • The problem is that we have some unrelated issues that are still being discussed, or that the senators may try to add to this bill, and we have to figure out how to deal with that, because if we start adding all kind of hitchhikers to this train, it will slow down or stop it.

    CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2001 2001

  • Zebra mussels are considered to be "hitchhikers" and they only move from one place to another by clinging to a foreign object, like a boat.

    Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV 2010

  • There were daily rituals: sheets went into the dryer for at least 90 minutes to kill any bedbugs that might be on them, showers before leaving the house to eliminate any '"hitchhikers" and an inspection for bites in the morning and before bed.

    main page collection 2010

  • My "hitchhikers" are, of course, live Maine lobsters.

    About.com New England Travel 2009

  • On a familiarization visit to the camp, a call came in for a padre to sort out 'hitchhikers' on a gun carriage that had been used for a funeral the day before.

    Latest News from Ekklesia Sande Ramage 2009

  • Millions of bees hummed in their boxes and hundreds, perhaps thousands of hitchhikers filled the air.

    Living with bees in your ear 2009

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