different between backpack vs hitchhiker

English

Alternative forms

• back pack

Etymology

From back +? pack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk.pæk/

Noun

backpack (plural backpacks)

1. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

Synonyms

• haversack
• knapsack (US)
• packsack
• rucksack
• bookbag

Translations

Verb

backpack (third-person singular simple present backpacks, present participle backpacking, simple past and past participle backpacked)

1. (intransitive) to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
2. (intransitive) to engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations
3. (transitive) to place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack

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English

Alternative forms

• hitch-hiker

Etymology

From hitchhike +? -er.

Noun

hitchhiker (plural hitchhikers)

1. A person or thing that hitchhikes.
2. An item attached to a travel bug and hidden in a geocache to be found and transported to other caches or around the world.
3. (preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics the motions of someone thumbing a ride.
4. (informal, botany) A bur that attaches and clings to clothing, or a bur-bearing plant.
5. (radio, advertising) An advertisement at the end of a programme.

   Coordinate term: cowcatcher

   • 1945, Charles Harold Sandage, Radio Advertising for Retailers (page 186)

     […] and networks have taken steps to modify or eliminate the bunching of spots and commercials between programs which results from the use of hitchhikers and cowcatchers.

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