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BACKPACKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backpacker mean?
• BACKPACKER (noun)
The noun BACKPACKER has 1 sense:
1. a hiker who wears a backpack
Familiarity information: BACKPACKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hiker who wears a backpack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
backpacker; packer
Hypernyms ("backpacker" is a kind of...):
hiker; tramp; tramper (a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure))
Derivation:
backpack (a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder)
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