backpacker

  1. Noun.  A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; ''especially'', such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
  2. Noun.  (chiefly, New Zealand) An inexpensive place to stay, often with small dorm rooms of 4-8 beds shared by unrelated parties; hostel.

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