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Backpackers - What does it mean?

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backpackers

English

Alternative forms

* backpackers’

Noun

(backpackers)
  • English plurals
  • A hostel catering to backpackers.
  • * {{quote-book, 2002, Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, and Paul Whitfield, publisher=Rough Guides, New Zealand, page=790 citation
  • , passage=If the place really appeals you can stay at the backpackers across the street
  • * {{quote-book, 2004, Mary Fitzpatrick et al., publisher=Lonely Planet, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland, page=199 citation
  • , passage=Low-season competition between the several backpackers' and many guesthouses in town keeps prices down, but in high season expect steep price hikes (except at the ' backpackers ) and book ahead.}}
  • * {{quote-book, 2006, Byron Loker, New Swell, page=76 citation
  • , passage=The girl's name was Sherry and she was from England and was staying at the backpackers' near the beach.}}

    Usage notes

    * (hostel) Variously written with or without a final apostrophe, as "backpackers" or "backpackers'".

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.