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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈbɛkˌpɛ.kər/ Audio: Nl-backpacker.ogg Forms: backpackers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English backpacker. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|backpacker}} English backpacker Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|-}} backpacker m (plural backpackers)
  1. backpacker Tags: masculine Synonyms: rugzakreiziger, rugzaktoerist
    Sense id: en-backpacker-nl-noun-CucoJ134 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-backpacker.wav Forms: backpackers [plural]
Etymology: From backpack + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|backpack|-er|id2=occupation}} backpack + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backpacker (plural backpackers)
  1. A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services. Translations (a traveler): motxiller [masculine] (Catalan), motxillera [feminine] (Catalan), 背包客 (bēibāokè) (Chinese Mandarin), baťůžkář [masculine] (Czech), backpacker [common-gender] (Danish), rygsækrejsende [common-gender] (Danish), rygsækturist [common-gender] (Danish), rugzakreiziger [masculine] (Dutch), backpacker [masculine] (Dutch), seljakotirändur (Estonian), seljakotiturist (Estonian), reppumatkaaja (Finnish), routard (French), Rucksacktourist [masculine] (German), Rucksackreisender [masculine] (German), Backpacker (english: specific sense of “usually young, hostel-dwelling traveller” also) [masculine] (German), תרמילאי (tarmiláy) [masculine] (Hebrew), תרמילאית (tarmiláyit) [feminine] (Hebrew), escursionista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), saccopelista [masculine] (Italian), バックパッカー (bakkupakkā) (Japanese), 배낭여행객 (baenang'yeohaenggaek) (Korean), 백패커 (baekpaekeo) (Korean), turysta z plecakiem [masculine] (Polish), turystka z plecakiem [feminine] (Polish), mochileiro [masculine] (Portuguese), пе́ший тури́ст (péšij turíst) [masculine] (Russian), пе́шая тури́стка (péšaja turístka) [feminine] (Russian), бэкпэ́кер (bɛkpɛ́ker) [masculine] (Russian), mochilero [masculine] (Spanish), mochilera [feminine] (Spanish), backpacker [common-gender] (Swedish), ryggsäcksturist [common-gender] (Swedish), Tây ba lô [Western] (Vietnamese)
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  2. (music, slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-backpacker-en-noun-PjGsstwC Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: begpacker, bikepacker

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
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          "ref": "2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN:",
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          "ref": "2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN:",
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      "sense": "a traveler",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "seljakotirändur"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "seljakotiturist"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "reppumatkaaja"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "routard"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rucksacktourist"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rucksackreisender"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "specific sense of “usually young, hostel-dwelling traveller” also",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Backpacker"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tarmiláy",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תרמילאי"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tarmiláyit",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תרמילאית"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escursionista"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saccopelista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakkupakkā",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "バックパッカー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "baenang'yeohaenggaek",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "배낭여행객"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "baekpaekeo",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "word": "백패커"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turysta z plecakiem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turystka z plecakiem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mochileiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "péšij turíst",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́ший тури́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "péšaja turístka",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́шая тури́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bɛkpɛ́ker",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бэкпэ́кер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mochilero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "mochilera"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "backpacker"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ryggsäcksturist"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a traveler",
      "tags": [
        "Western"
      ],
      "word": "Tây ba lô"
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}

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