hitchhiker
Thumbs a lift
A hitchhiker is someone who travels by soliciting free rides from passing vehicles, typically standing by the roadside with a thumb extended or holding a sign.
The practice was common through the mid-20th century but has declined due to safety concerns.
Figuratively, a hitchhiker is anything that gets a free ride: The bill picked up several hitchhiker amendments.
Major road for travel
- thumbingPaging with digit
- rideJourney atop something
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
shoulder · interstate · motorist · passerby · destination · route · layby · kerb
Homeless, aimless wanderer
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- roamerOne who wanders
- wayfarerTraveler, especially walking
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
transient · rambler · itinerant · vagrant · wandering · footloose · rootless · aimless
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
trope · slasher · urban legend · cautionary tale · folklore · suspense · mystery
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
voyage · trek · excursion · escapade · discovery · uncharted · unpredictable · spontaneous
highway
Major road for travel
pickup · shoulder · interstate · motorist · passerby · destination · route · layby · kerb · exit
vagabond
Homeless, aimless wanderer
nomad · transient · rambler · itinerant · vagrant · wandering · footloose · rootless · aimless · rolling stone
Douglas Adams
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
horror · trope · slasher · urban legend · cautionary tale · folklore · suspense · mystery
journey
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
exploration · voyage · trek · excursion · escapade · discovery · uncharted · unpredictable · spontaneous · serendipity
backpacker
Traveler carrying supplies
trekker · globetrotter · explorer · pilgrim · sightseer · excursionist · tripper · rover · sojourner · vacationer
unknown
Not yet discovered
passerby · guest · visitor · interloper · nonnative · unfamiliar · anonymous · trusting · risk · wary
- wandererswanderer, vagabond, wanderers, drifter, roamers
- stranger tropesoutsider, loner, newcomer, foreigner, wanderer
- improvyes and, scenes, offer, accept, improv comedy
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- ridershorse rider, horseback rider, bull rider, bronco rider, bronc rider
- traffic hazardsdrunk driver, speeder, tailgater, red light runner, wrong way driver
hitchhikercar owner
Person possessing an automobile
self-driver · cyclist · motorcyclist · stay-at-home · pedestrian
- The Hitchhiker's Guide
- Hitchhikers GuideCosmic wanderer's reference book
- phantom hitchhikerDisappearing roadside spirit