Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which hitches, in any sense.
- noun A boat-hook.
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- noun
hitchhiker
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Examples
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(tags: medicine) ‘World peace’ hitcher is murdered
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We also don't really have a sense of why Desmond decided to go 'hitcher' on Locke.
EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines Jeff Jensen 2010
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Certainly when I was doing it regularly myself, between twenty and twenty-five years ago, there seemed to be a lot of competition; now I guess a combination of increased concerns about crime (from both hitcher and driver) and a general shrivelling of generosity in society has cut down drastically on the numbers.
April Books 1) The Emperor's Babe, by Bernardine Evaristo 50books_poc 2010
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Rent a white Dodge Sedan and head out west – and if you pick up a hitcher, make sure it's not John Goodman
Film-inspired holidays: The Great American Road Trip Kevin Rushby 2010
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LC I can't disagree with the irritation felt by the empty 4x4 and that so many people wouldn't pick up an interesting hitcher such as yourself!
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Gable is full of hitcher braggadocio, even suggesting he intends to write a book entitled: "The Hitchhiker's Hail."
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Strange things start to occur as Wendy spends more time with the hitcher.
Dust Devil (1992) 2010
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There are many classics that you might like (and for sure many people like) that have no meaning and sometimes even have a lot of weaknesses (imho hitcher would be a good example here)..
Ray Says Matt Is Wrong – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Sucks! | Obsessed With Film 2009
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A young man picks up the beautiful, sensual hitcher; usually it's raining in the stories.
seanan_mcguire: A question about hitch-hiking ghosts. seanan_mcguire 2009
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Is seeing a hitcher like seeing the Bean Nighe—you're just doomed to die now?
seanan_mcguire: A question about hitch-hiking ghosts. seanan_mcguire 2009
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