Meaning of Hitchhiker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person or thing that hitchhikes.
2. An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
3. A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
4. A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
   informal
5. An advertisement at the end of a programme.

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Examples

“It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad.”

“[…] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers.”

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