Hiker
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Video game lingo often used when playing a first-person-shooter online, meaning to [run around] [the map] whilst making many kills by repeating the same tactic(s); the opposite of being a [camper].
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A person who walks for long distances, especially across country.
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a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
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A hiker is a person who walks or travels long distances, especially across country or in the woods as a form of outdoor recreational activity. Hikers typically carry necessary equipment and supplies in a backpack, and may hike for several hours or days in wilderness areas, using hiking trails or off-trail.
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One who hikes, especially frequently.
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Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Religious pilgrimages have existed much longer but they involve walking long distances for a spiritual purpose associated with specific religions.
Hiking is the preferred term in Canada and the United States; the term walking is used in these regions for shorter, particularly urban walks. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the word walking describes all forms of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling, hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous hiking organizations worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
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