Piggybacker vs. Piggyback

Piggybacker vs. Piggyback — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Piggybacker and Piggyback

Piggybackernoun

One that piggybacks.

Piggybackadjective

On somebody's back or shoulders.

a piggyback ride

Piggybackadjective

Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.

Piggybackadverb

On somebody's back or shoulders.

to ride piggyback

Piggybackverb

(transitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners.

Piggybackverb

To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.

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Piggybackverb

To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.

Piggybackverb

(transitive) to carry someone on the back or shoulders.

Piggybackverb

(transitive) To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway waggon

Piggybacknoun

A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.

Piggybacknoun

An act or instance of piggybacking.

Piggybackverb

ride on someone's shoulders or back

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Piggybackverb

haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

Piggybackverb

haul by railroad car

Piggybackverb

carry on the back or shoulders;

She piggybacked a sick classmate to school

Piggybackverb

support on the back and shoulders;

He piggybacked her child so she could see the show

Piggybackadverb

on a railroad flatcar;

the trailer rode piggyback across the country

Piggybackadverb

on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip;

she carried her child piggyback