backpackerback‧pack‧er /ˈbækˈpækə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Fears are growing for the safety of a British backpacker who went missing in Vietnam last week.
- She runs a downtown hostel for backpackers - the cost only $5 a night.
- The bar was full of young Australian backpackers.
- A huge choice and plenty of Information Centres for casual strollers or energetic backpackers.
- Campers and backpackers have reported thefts of food, sleeping bags and clothing from their coolers and tents, according to authorities.
- Even the hardiest of backpackers is deterred by the prevalence of banditry and the lack of anything interesting to see or do.
- If his name seems slightly familiar, perhaps you are a backpacker.
- In Bangkok, hundreds of hotels range from $ 5-a-night backpacker hostels to 5-star hotels.
- In Internet chat rooms, backpackers debate carrying guns and pepper spray.
- The occasional meeting of a backpacker on the trail was different, and friendly words were always exchanged.
- This provided accommodation and restaurant facilities for anglers, caravanners, backpackers and water sport enthusiasts.
THESAURUS► tourist
someone who is travelling for pleasure, usually with not very much money, and who walks or uses public transport and carries a backpack someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday: · The hotel is very popular with tourists.· a major tourist destination
► traveller British English, traveler American English someone who travels somewhere: · a weary traveller returning home after a long journey· The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers.· The strike will affect air travellers.· Paul Theroux, the American traveller, once went from London to India by train.
► visitor someone who comes to visit a particular country, area, museum etc: · Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.
► holiday-maker British English, vacationer American English someone who is on holiday somewhere: · The beach was packed with holiday-makers.· 75 percent of Alamo's rentals are to vacationers.
► sightseer a tourist who is visiting a famous or interesting place: · Crowds of sightseers come to London every year.
► backpacker someone who is travelling for pleasure, staying in cheap accommodation and carrying a backpack: · a cheap hotel which is used mainly by backpackers
people who travel► traveller British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance: · Weary travellers waited at the airport.· My aunt was a great traveller (=she travelled a lot).
► tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday: · During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
► passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it: · The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
► commuter someone who travels to work every day: · commuters on the train to London
► backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a rucksack: · The hostels are great for backpackers.
► explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before: · Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
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