bagpacker

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.
   • Among the ah bengs and ah lians, the mats and the minahs, the young expats and the backpackers, he stood out like a dozen guys on a male-only dance floor singing Dancing Queen (I'll never forgive Blur for ruining my 21st birthday).2012 April 15, Neil Humphreys, “From Cool Dude to Sad Old Man”, in The New Paper, page 34
2. A hostel offering accommodation for such people.
   • We hardly ever stayed in backpackers as it was approximately double the cost of pitching a tent in a caravan park or nature reserve.2016, Craig J, Tame the Ego Before It Tames the Soul
3. (slang) A fan or performer of backpack rap.
   • Blacks and Latinos were more likely to be gangsta rappers than backpackers.2014, Geoff Harkness, Chicago Hustle and Flow: Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class