hitchhiker
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hitchhiker
A person who stands by the side of the road and tries to get a free ride from passing cars by using a hand signal, usually an extended thumb.
Wir haben einen Anhalter mitgenommen, der bis nach München wollte.
We picked up a hitchhiker who wanted to go as far as Munich.
The word is derived from the verb 'anhalten' (to stop). An 'Anhalter' (hitchhiker) is therefore a person who wants to get drivers to stop so they can get a ride.
Der Anhalter am Straßenrand hoffte, dass bald ein Auto für ihn anhalten würde.
The hitchhiker by the side of the road hoped that a car would soon stop for him.
The activity of traveling as a hitchhiker is often expressed with the fixed phrases 'per Anhalter fahren' (to hitchhike) or 'per Anhalter reisen' (to travel by hitchhiking).
In seiner Jugend ist er per Anhalter durch ganz Europa gereist.
In his youth, he hitchhiked all across Europe.
When a driver gives a hitchhiker a ride, the separable verb 'mitnehmen' (to take along / to give a ride) is used. The prefix 'mit' comes at the end of the main clause.
Ein freundlicher LKW-Fahrer hat mich bis zur nächsten Stadt mitgenommen.
A friendly truck driver gave me a ride to the next town.
