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piggybacker

piggybacker noun: one that piggybacks.

Noun

piggybacker (plural piggybackers)

  1. One that piggybacks.
    • The largest piggybacker, Pennsylvania, affords a more typical illustration of the traffic thus far generated by various plans; today Pennsy's T.O.F.C. share is 43 per cent Plan I, 32 per cent Plan II and 24 per cent Plan III.1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684

Forms of piggybacker

pluralpiggybackers

Origin of piggybacker

From piggyback + -er.

Questions about piggybacker

What does piggybacker mean?
Piggybacker means one that piggybacks.
What part of speech is piggybacker?
Piggybacker is a noun.
What is the plural of piggybacker?
The plural of piggybacker is piggybackers.

Words near piggybacker in the dictionary

  1. piggyback
  2. piggyback plant
  3. piggyback plants
  4. piggyback tax
  5. piggybacked
  6. piggybacker
  7. piggybackers
  8. piggybacking
  9. piggybacks
  10. piggybank
  11. piggybanks

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