Definition of Trekker

1. Noun. A traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country).

Generic synonyms: Traveler, Traveller
Derivative terms: Trek, Trek

Definition of Trekker

1. n. One that treks.

Definition of Trekker

1. Noun. A fan of the TV science fiction series ''Star Trek''. ¹

2. Noun. One who treks; thus, a hiker ¹

3. Noun. (context: UK, World War II) A person who spent the night in a rural area, rather than his home, during bombing raids ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trekker

1. one that treks [n -S] - See also: treks

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trekker

trehalase
trehalases
trehalose
trehalose-phosphatase
trehalose mycolyltransferase
trehalose synthase
trehaloses
treif
treife
treillage
treillages
treille
treilles
trek
trekked
trekker (current term)
trekkers
trekking
treknobabble
treks
trekschuit
trekschuits
trelice
trellis
trellised
trellises
trellising
trelliswork
trellisworks

Literary usage of Trekker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1907)
"It is the delight of the trekker's heart, that is, the trekker who travels in the oId- fashioned bullock-wagon style for the mere pleasure of the journey, ..."

2. Wales: A National Magazine for the English Speaking Parts of Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1895)
"... that we have watched the making of stuff that in a few weeks' time may accompany the searchers for the north pole, the "trekker" in Central Africa, ..."

3. Riches of the Forest: Food, Spices, Crafts and Resins of Asia by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley (2004)
"... source of energy - hence the name 'trekker's candy'. Meanwhile, in the hotels and restaurants of Kathmandu, tourists discover another use for the fruit, ..."

4. A New System of English Etymology: Consisting of a Pupil's Manual and a by William Smeaton (1876)
"F.—trappe, attrape, f; at- travel, traveller. F.—travailler, v. trekker, Dan., to draw; (trekker)—trigger. ..."

5. Nepal by Susanne von der Heide (2000)
"Confronted by ones own piles of luggage, the trekker might start wondering: ... The individual lodge-to-lodge trekker, who makes ample use of the network of ..."

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