hitchhiker vs tramper

hitchhiker

noun
  • A person or thing that hitchhikes. 

  • A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride. 

  • A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant. 

  • An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world. 

  • An advertisement at the end of a programme. 

tramper

noun
  • One who tramps. 

  • A recreational hiker. 

  • A mechanism which pounds material into a more compact form for further processing; found for example in cotton gins and trash processors. 

  • A ship, typically a bulk freighter, which does not travel on a fixed route; compare liner. 

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