hitchhiker

Variant of hitchhike

hitchhike definition

☆ hitch·hike (hic̸h′hīk′)

intransitive verb hitchhiked -·hiked′, hitchhiking -·hik′·ing

to travel by asking for rides from motorists along the way

Etymology: hitch + hike

transitive verb

to get (a ride) or make (one's way) by hitchhiking

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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