trekker

noun

Definition of trekkernext
1
as in wanderer

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as in pilgrim

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  1. pilgrim
  2. wayfarer
  3. pioneer
  4. newcomer
Noun
  • Hybe’s Seoul headquarters is a nineteen-story tower swarming with activity: each day, hundreds of pilgrims show up, hoping for a glimpse of their idols.
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The relic trade was big business at the time; relics were bought and sold, and pilgrims often paid a fee to visit them.
    Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of pilgrim
Noun
  • My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Knee-high, eroded Jizo statues that resembled children — often cloaked in red bibs — peppered the trail to ward off evil and safeguard wayfarers like me.
    Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Definition of wayfarer
Noun
  • As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His groundbreaking role as the first Black musical director of the Academy Awards in 1971 cemented his status as a pioneer.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pioneer
Noun
  • In the Los Gatos Union School District board race, incumbent Daniel B. Snyder and newcomer Andrew Howard were the only two who qualified for the ballot this year.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Incumbents Parks-Reese and Suzanne Thomas, as well as newcomer Schooley were endorsed by the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of newcomer
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