Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggybacker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pig-gy-back-er
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One that piggybacks.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From piggyback + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: piggyback

Inflected Forms

piggybackers (plural)

Questions

What does piggybacker mean?: One that piggybacks.
Where does piggybacker come from?: From piggyback + -er.

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