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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
Noun
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The unidentified climber was being treated at the hospital and is expected to recover.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The late climber Dean Potter, once Yosemite’s king, is not cast as a hero, a heel, a messiah, or a particularly good friend.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
Noun
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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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Famed rock climber Alex Honnold and co-host Fitz Cahall will record an episode of their Climbing Gold podcast with ski mountaineer Jim Morrison in a discussion of risk and resilience.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
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Best Hikes Takakkaw Falls This half-mile trail leads hikers to the base of Canada’s second-highest waterfall.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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