hitchhiker

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His subsequent novel in 1976, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” spotlighted the dynamic Sissy Hankshaw, a woman with supersized thumbs who capitalizes on her mutation by becoming a hitchhiker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

In 1967, an unlikely American duo of Charlie Cushman, a hitchhiker, and Herbert “Skip” Cole, a postgraduate student, were sent around the country by the antiquities department, to gather up some of the heritage.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

In the story, Tom picks up a hitchhiker, who insults him before leaping out of the car, and Tom just keeps driving away.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Worst of all, the spotted lanternfly is a skilled hitchhiker, able to cling to surfaces that travel at high speed, such as cars and trains.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

We were headed for John’s family cabin in the mountains, and we could get the hitchhiker halfway to Reno, Nevada, where he was headed.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge