Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #344 of 1319

backpacker (n.)

a traveller with a rucksack on a budget

Examples

  • Backpackers stay in hostels.

Key rules

  • A backpacker is a traveller who carries a rucksack on a budget
  • Backpackers travel for long periods
  • Backpacker is countable

Use cases

  • Describing budget travel
  • Hostel stays
  • Long trips abroad
💡 Tip: Backpacker often means a young traveller on a low budget.
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