# backpacker

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,631

## Definitions
1. A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.
2. A hostel offering accommodation for such people.
3. A fan or performer of backpack rap.

## Etymology
From backpack + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **backpackers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backpacker-vs-backpackers)
- **backpack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backpack-vs-backpacker)

## Common misspellings (16)
`abckpacker`, `bacckpacker`, `backapcker`, `backkpacker`, `backpaccker`, `backpacekr`, `backpackerr`, `backpackker`, `backpackre`, `backpakcer`, `backpcaker`, `backppacker`, `bacpkacker`, `bakcpacker`, `bbackpacker`, `bcakpacker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backpacker