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Recent Examples of backpacker
The backpacker's body fails him, but not before the slug transforms his mind.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Today its low price - $28 per day including full board and treatments - attracts ordinary Tajiks plus tourists from the neighboring 'Stans’ and the odd backpacker.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, Kumaon is virtually nonexistent on the Western backpacker or tourist circuit.
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Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Martha noticed the Dutch backpacker, of course.
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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.
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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.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Today its low price - $28 per day including full board and treatments - attracts ordinary Tajiks plus tourists from the neighboring 'Stans’ and the odd backpacker.
—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpacker
Noun
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Indian authorities are hoping to launch an operation to recover the frozen body of a climber who died on Mount Everest nearly 30 years ago in one of the deadliest disasters ever seen on the world's highest peak.
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Horvath earned the honor after setting eight world records as a mountain climber.
Noun
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Professional ski mountaineer Brody Leven only owns a suit to go to Washington with Protect Our Winters.
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For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
Noun
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The hikers were two men, ages 72 and 67, and a 68-year-old woman.
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Despite a rapid response and aerial support, all three hikers were dead by the time first responders reached them, the park service said.
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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