backpackers

English

Noun

backpackers

plural of backpacker

Noun

backpackers (plural backpackers)

A hostel catering to backpackers.
- 2002, Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, and Paul Whitfield, New Zealand‎, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 790:
  If the place really appeals you can stay at the backpackers across the street […]
- 2004, Mary Fitzpatrick et al., South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland‎, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 199:
  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.
- 2006, Byron Loker, New Swell‎, →ISBN, page 76:
  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'".

Alternative forms

backpackers’

Translations

hostel — see hostel

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