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Recent Examples of backpacker
Now, in the hot and humid Laotian early summer, their team trekked four kilometers through dense jungle in search of the missing men, in an area about 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the lush, scenic backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng.
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Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Earlier this year, a 19-year-old backpacker from Canada was found dead on a beach on the Australian island of K'gari, surrounded by a pack of dingoes.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, Kumaon is virtually nonexistent on the Western backpacker or tourist circuit.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Martha noticed the Dutch backpacker, of course.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
An avid backpacker who loved to hike, Dick saw wine as a way to spend more time in the Sierras.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
McLeod plays a Scottish backpacker in Australia’s Sydney determining to become carer for bad boy rock’n’roll legend Mike.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Queensland authorities told reporters that the victim had spent the past six weeks working at a backpacker’s hostel with a friend who was also from Canada.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Not the sexiest gift, but these humble water treatment drops have the potential to prevent your favorite backpacker’s next bout of giardia, and that’s priceless.
—The Editors, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Earlier this year, a 19-year-old backpacker from Canada was found dead on a beach on the Australian island of K'gari, surrounded by a pack of dingoes.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, Kumaon is virtually nonexistent on the Western backpacker or tourist circuit.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Martha noticed the Dutch backpacker, of course.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
An avid backpacker who loved to hike, Dick saw wine as a way to spend more time in the Sierras.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
McLeod plays a Scottish backpacker in Australia’s Sydney determining to become carer for bad boy rock’n’roll legend Mike.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Queensland authorities told reporters that the victim had spent the past six weeks working at a backpacker’s hostel with a friend who was also from Canada.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Not the sexiest gift, but these humble water treatment drops have the potential to prevent your favorite backpacker’s next bout of giardia, and that’s priceless.
—The Editors, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpacker
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Protest Passion Project The Climb was first unveiled by Beta Cinema at the European Film Market in February 2022, with Delevingne (Carnival Row) attached as a daredevil climber who protests against oil drilling in the Arctic by ascending The Shard.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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Rescue crews from the National Park Service evacuated the surviving climber on Thursday from a basin at approximately 17,200 feet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Gelje is one the world’s most renowned mountaineers, with a high-altitude career that includes summiting all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The bar is named after English mountaineer Edward Whymper, who, along with his team, became the first to summit the Matterhorn on July 14, 1985.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Near Blowing Rock, hikers can stop along the Little Parkway to experience challenging terrain and waterfalls on the Glen Burney Trail.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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Unpredictable weather and rugged camping conditions add to the adventure rather than detract from it, and the route sits high on many hikers’ bucket lists for that reason.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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