DCHP-3

Klondiker

[Klondike + -er]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

a person who took part in the Klondike gold rush.

Quotations

1897
The venturesome Klondiker who may select this valley as his road to the diggings may rest assured that his daily bill of fare will not only be ample but of good variety.
1908
At the Landing we pitched our tents in front of the Hudson's Bay Company's post, where had stood, the previous year, a big canvas town of "Klondikers."
1954
"There's an old trail that some Klondikers tried to take their outfits over. . . ."