strider
Pond surface skater
A strider is one who strides—walks with long, decisive steps.
The word often suggests purposeful movement across terrain: The lone strider crossed the moor at dusk.
In fantasy literature, strider commonly names rangers or wanderers.
Water striders are insects that walk on the surface tension of ponds and streams, their legs splayed wide.
Locomotion pattern
- paceSpeed of movement
- stepFoot movement forward
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- long-leggedWith extended lower limbs
loping · walker · footfall · trekker · hiker · rambler · marcher · pedestrian
- rangerProtected land patroller
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- hoodedHaving a fabric headpiece
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
Tolkien · guardian · protector · tracker · weathered · cloaked · vigilant · heroic
Organized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- trekArduous overland journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
voyage · traverse · exploration · wanderer · ranger · pathfinder · trail · wilderness
Insect walking on water
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- skatingGliding on blades
ripple · predator · invertebrate · arthropod · aquatic · antennae · exoskeleton · entomology
gait
Locomotion pattern
long-legged · loping · walker · footfall · trekker · hiker · rambler · marcher · pedestrian · footwork
Aragorn
- rangerProtected land patroller
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- hoodedHaving a fabric headpiece
Tolkien · Middle-earth · guardian · protector · tracker · weathered · cloaked · vigilant · heroic · woodsman
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
pilgrimage · voyage · traverse · exploration · wanderer · ranger · pathfinder · trail · wilderness · adventure
pond-skater
Insect walking on water
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
skating · ripple · predator · invertebrate · arthropod · aquatic · antennae · exoskeleton · entomology · bug
heron
Long-legged waterside bird
avocet · wader · shorebird · longlegs · marsh · wetlands · plumage · migratory · wading · reedbeds
- walkerswalker, pedestrian, hiker, hikers, rambler
- Cardio Machinestreadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, rowing machine, stair climber
- in strideWith steady composure
- make stridesAchieve significant progress
- taking something in strideRemaining composed despite setbacks
- making stridesAdvancing considerably toward goals
- hit one's strideAchieve peak performance level
- break one's strideDisrupt continuous motion
stride, astride, striding, strides, striders, overstride, stridden, overstriding