piggybacker

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noun

One that piggybacks.

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Meanings

nounpiggybacker (plural piggybackers)

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

Origin

From piggyback + -er.

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APA

piggybacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggybacker

MLA

“piggybacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggybacker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piggybacker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggybacker.

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