The Hitch-hiker

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"The Hitch-hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl about a chance encounter between a wealthy driver and a mysterious passenger with an unusual and morally ambiguous talent.

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Label	Occurrences
The Hitchhiker	2
The Hitch-Hiker	1
The Hitch-hiker canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21090772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Hitch-hiker
Context triple: [The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, containsWork, The Hitch-hiker]

A. The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
B. The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American film noir thriller about two friends held hostage by a psychopathic killer during a road trip in Mexico.
C. The Hitch-Hikers
"The Hitch-Hikers" is a short story by Eudora Welty that explores chance encounters and human connection in the American South.
D. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
E. So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes is a 1997 punk rock album by NOFX known for its fast-paced songs, sarcastic lyrics, and blend of melodic hardcore and skate punk.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Hitch-hiker
Target entity description: "The Hitch-hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl about a chance encounter between a wealthy driver and a mysterious passenger with an unusual and morally ambiguous talent.

A. The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
B. The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American film noir thriller about two friends held hostage by a psychopathic killer during a road trip in Mexico.
C. The Hitch-Hikers
"The Hitch-Hikers" is a short story by Eudora Welty that explores chance encounters and human connection in the American South.
D. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
E. So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes is a 1997 punk rock album by NOFX known for its fast-paced songs, sarcastic lyrics, and blend of melodic hardcore and skate punk.
F. None of above. chosen