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Recent Examples of backpacker
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.
—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
But the quicksand flowed back as soon as the backpacker shoveled it away, Marshall said.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Trekkers stay in rifugi, backpacker hostels, or in hotels in the small villages.
—Stephanie Danler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
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
But the quicksand flowed back as soon as the backpacker shoveled it away, Marshall said.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Trekkers stay in rifugi, backpacker hostels, or in hotels in the small villages.
—Stephanie Danler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpacker
Noun
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Fellow longtime rock climber Shawn Reeder was devastated by both men’s deaths and had a hard time digesting the loss of not one, but two of his friends.—
Alyssa Modos,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Vingegaard also secured the best climber’s polka-dot jersey, and took the best sprinter’s green jersey in a show of force that foreshadowed another major battle with Pogačar at the Tour this summer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The all-new Sip Essential takes the company's longstanding personal filter straw format and halves weight, ensuring that even the lightest-traveling speed hikers and mountaineers don't find themselves up a creek without a filter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
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Jim Whittaker, the towering mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest and went on to shape the nation’s outdoor culture for decades, died Tuesday, April 7, at his home in Port Townsend, Washington.—
Ryan Brennan
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On a spring morning in 1993, state officials and hikers gathered to dedicate a new trail linking Dawley Park in Exeter with Stepstone Falls in West Greenwich.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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San Diego County’s recent summer-like temperatures have worried Ross, especially with upcoming trips in May to the Cuyamaca Mountains and Eagle Rock in Warner Springs, where water for the hikers could be scarce.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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