trekker

noun — 3 senses

trekker

nounalso spelled Trekker

UK /ˈtɹɛk.ə/ · US /ˈtɹɛk.ɚ/

Etymology From trek + -er.

1

One who treks; a hiker.

2

UK, Historical A person who spent the night in a rural area, rather than his home, during bombing raids.

Derived terms: aerotrekker, pony-trekker

Trekker

noun

UK /ˈtɹɛk.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology (1970) Trek + -er. From Star Trek.

1

Lifestyle Slang A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.

Synonyms: Trekfan, Trekkie

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for trekker and Trekker.