Definitions

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  • noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles; one who hitchhikes.

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  • noun A person who hitchhikes.

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  • noun a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles

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Examples

  • Polanski, who went on to direct "Chinatown" and "Rosemary's Baby," dubbed the hitchhiker's high, light voice with his own.

    Global Visions 2007

  • And then, as she whooshes by, she sees that the hitchhiker is a woman.

    Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006

  • And then, as she whooshes by, she sees that the hitchhiker is a woman.

    Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006

  • And then, as she whooshes by, she sees that the hitchhiker is a woman.

    Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006

  • As we drew closer, we could see that the hitchhiker was a young woman, maybe seventeen, eighteen years old.

    The Runaways V.C. Andrews 1998

  • As we drew closer, we could see that the hitchhiker was a young woman, maybe seventeen, eighteen years old.

    The Runaways V.C. Andrews 1998

  • Buford's assailant was never apprehended, and he theorized that the hitchhiker was a "wanted man" who had panicked when he realized that he had crawled into a car with a lawman.

    The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971

  • (link) The variant I'm familiar with (UK) the ghost is benevolent, and helps the driver get home safely (by keeping them awake, taking the wheel, what have you), and often the hitchhiker is the ghost of someone who died on a bad curve on that same road while driving home late at night some time earlier.

    seanan_mcguire: A question about hitch-hiking ghosts. seanan_mcguire 2009

  • " Everyone wants to pin it on a person or country and I think that ' s nearly impossible, " he said, calling cholera a " hitchhiker " that is carried across borders in water, food, and by people.

    Haitians Lash Out at Peacekeepers Ingrid Arnesen 2010

  • The question of whether its crew knew what kind of hitchhiker they'd taken aboard was still open.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

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  • As a word, the double H's really bother me. Take one out and it bothers me even more because the clarity is lost. Frustrating any way you look at it. However, Douglas Adams taught me to love hitchhiker despite its maddening spelling. What a great series of books.

    May 1, 2007

  • Is there any other word with two H's in a row? If so, please tag it "hh"!

    October 13, 2009

  • I'm sorry, that information has been withheld.

    October 14, 2009

  • bathhouse

    October 14, 2009