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- [hich-hahyk]
- /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/
- /ˈhɪtʃ.haɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hich-hahyk]
- /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/
Definitions of hitchhiker word
- verb without object hitchhiker to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles. 1
- verb with object hitchhiker to ask for or get (a ride) by hitchhiking. 1
- noun hitchhiker an act or instance of hitchhiking. 1
- noun hitchhiker A person who hitchhikes. 1
- noun hitchhiker person who solicits car rides 1
- noun hitchhiker A person or thing that hitchhikes. 0
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Origin of hitchhiker
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25; hitch1 + hike
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Parts of speech for Hitchhiker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hitchhiker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hitchhiker
noun hitchhiker
- customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
- fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- tourist — a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- commuter — a person who travels to work over an appreciable distance, usually from the suburbs to the centre of a city
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
Antonyms for hitchhiker
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