backpacker

Variant of backpack

backpack definition

☆ back·pack (-pak′)

noun

  1. a kind of knapsack, often attached to a lightweight frame, worn by campers or hikers
  2. a piece of equipment, as a radio transmitter, used while being carried on the back
  3. an astronaut's pack used in extravehicular activities to provide a life support system and locomotion
  4. a scientific instrument pack attached to people, wild animals, etc. to monitor their physical conditions, locations, etc.

intransitive verb

to hike wearing a backpack

transitive verb

to carry in a backpack

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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