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ˈtrekker
[f. trek v. + -er1.]
a. In S.Afr. contexts: one who ‘treks’.
1851R. Gray Jrnl. Bishop's Visitation Tour through Cape Colony in 1850 27 Only a few of the latest trekkers have a friendly feeling towards the English government. 1891Times 13 May 5/3 The committee of trekkers are having a copy taken..of the original documentary treaty. 1905Times 4 Sept. 6/1 A score of trekkers [of the British Association] started in the morning in mule wagons for Kimberley. 1973Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 9 Dec., Many Coloureds..trekked to..the Cape Flats, but unlike other trekkers before them there was no promised land.
b. A person travelling a long distance, esp. on foot; spec. a rambler or hiker. Cf. pony-trekker s.v. pony n. 7 b.
1932Sun (Baltimore) 7 Jan. 2/5 The main body of the small army marching from Pennsylvania..is not expected until late tonight... The trekkers..found no difficulty in obtaining admission to the gallery. 1939R. Godden Black Narcissus iv. 39 It isn't even on the route that the trekkers take. 1968Punch 14 Aug. 234/2 The Association has ‘on call’ about seventy ponies—for sixty trekkers, six experienced guides, and a few spares. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 13 May 595/2 It will just about go into the side pocket of your rucksack, and no intelligent trekker should go off to Gurung country without one. 1984Times 18 Feb. 14/1 In their hearts trekkers are all pilgrims. |