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backsack

Syllables: back·sackUK/ˈbækˌsæk/

backsack noun: a backpack.

Noun

backsack (plural backsacks)

  1. A backpack.
    • A moment passed, then a bent old man labouring unsteadily under a backsack shuffled slowly through the afternoon gloom toward the Pawn shop's front entrance.2012, Richard J. Sutcliffe, The Builder
    • The cyborg slung a backsack over his shoulder and exited the cockpit.2025, Josh Coker, Past The Fringe, page 27
  2. (slang, vulgar) The back of the testicles.

backsack meaning in Punjabi

backsack in Punjabi

backsack, doko, a basket used at back to carry load and children by mountain porters
ਕਾਂਡੀ kāṇḍī

Forms of backsack

pluralbacksacks

Origin of backsack

Compound of back + sack, possibly influenced by backpack.

Questions about backsack

What does backsack mean?
Backsack means a backpack.
What is backsack in Punjabi?
Backsack in Punjabi is ਕਾਂਡੀ (kāṇḍī). See Backsack meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is backsack?
Backsack is a noun.
How do you pronounce backsack?
Backsack is pronounced /ˈbækˌsæk/ (UK).
What is the plural of backsack?
The plural of backsack is backsacks.

Words near backsack in the dictionary

  1. backs the wrong horse
  2. backs to the wall
  3. backs up
  4. backs up the truck
  5. backs water
  6. backsack
  7. backsacks
  8. backsaw
  9. backsawed
  10. backsawing
  11. backsawn

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: backsack (page history and authors); ਕਾਂਡੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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