Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun one who backpacks.

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  • noun A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
  • noun An inexpensive place to stay, often with small dorm rooms of 4-8 beds shared by unrelated parties; hostel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a hiker who wears a backpack

Etymologies

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From backpack +‎ -er.

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Examples

  • So think about the next time you see or hear someone use the term backpacker and think about the events that happened in the past that started 10 years that brought this term into creation and common usage.

    Mommy, What's A Backpacker? AKA What The Hell Is A Cannibal Ox? Dart Adams 2007

  • 1. The term backpacker pisses you off so much that you write a long ass blog about why it's a divisive term and tie it in to some wild conspiracy theory involving the government, corporations, media outlets and record labels removing all of the consciousness, creativity and balance from mainstream rap music.

    One Year Later AKA Thoughts Of A Subject, Verb And Predicate Felon Dart Adams 2007

  • 1. The term backpacker pisses you off so much that you write a long ass blog about why it's a divisive term and tie it in to some wild conspiracy theory involving the government, corporations, media outlets and record labels removing all of the consciousness, creativity and balance from mainstream rap music.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Dart Adams 2007

  • "We have been through a tough climate but, internally, motivation levels have increased," he says, highlighting what it calls a "backpacker" scheme in which high-flying twentysomethings are sent overseas for six-months to broaden their experience of the group."

    Ikea's new British furniture range: darker woods, shallower wardrobes, higher beds 2011

  • Sudder St., the so-called backpacker "ghetto" of Kolkata, is undeserving of this description, unlike its counterparts in Delhi, or Mumbai.

    Zachary Stockill: Kolkata: Summertime on Sudder St. Zachary Stockill 2011

  • Sudder St., the so-called backpacker "ghetto" of Kolkata, is undeserving of this description, unlike its counterparts in Delhi, or Mumbai.

    Zachary Stockill: Kolkata: Summertime on Sudder St. Zachary Stockill 2011

  • American consumerism aside, it was time to get a more unique taste of this incredible destination known as backpacker paradise.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • Whilst I was at the train station waiting for the train I'd called a backpacker hostel and asked about vacancies, fortunately they had one, so all rather hurriedly I booked that for the night.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • As I know as a long term backpacker this doesn't come for free nor can it be supplied by a rice farmer's meager wage.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Meski ragu dan gak yakin luwes: P secara penampilan lebih pas buat jadi jilbab traveler ketimbang model, cie ... ceritanya pede: P (buat kamu yang mau bilang saya gak pantas buat jadi dua-duanya: Jilbab traveler alias backpacker mau pun model, TEGA deh: P)

    ASMA NADIA 2010

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