backpack en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /ˈbæk.pæk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back Proto-Germanic *pakkô Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old English *pæcca? ▲ Proto-West Germanic *pakkō Old Dutch *pakko Middle Dutch pakbor.? Middle English pak English pack English backpack From back + pack. First attested in 1896.
Meanings
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A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
Rachel discovered that she could also keep things in her backpack that were important to her, nobody would know about them because they would be hidden. These important things included a small round rock that she had found […]
2011, Thelma J. Miller, What's in Your Backpack?, page 8:Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77:
- A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life support equipment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| back pack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| backpacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bagpack | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
backpack funding · backpack rap · backpack nuke · I lost my backpack
Descendants
バックパック · baaekpaaek · 백팩
Hyponyms
Synonyms
book bag · haversack · knapsack · packsack · booksack · bookbag · rucksack
Translations (146)
eo tornistro (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · it zaino (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · nv azis bee naʼaljidí (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · myv лавтовкескал (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · nb ryggsekk (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tg борхалта (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · wuu 背包 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ms ransel (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · hu hátizsák (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · my ကျောပိုးအိတ် (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · cs batoh (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · kk арқақап (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · nl rugzak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · pt sacudu (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es bolso (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · eu motxila (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · hy ուղեպարկ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · gd màla-droma (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fi selkäreppu (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · dng быйбо (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sq çantë (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · izh rantsa (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · az arxa çantası (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · la sacculus (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · mn үүргэвч (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ovd bög (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · lo ຖົງເປ້ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ar حَقِيبَة ظَهْر (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ky рюкзак (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · hy ուսապարկ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ast mochila (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · yi רוקזאַק (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ca motxilla (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · vec zaineto (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ja リュック (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · hi बैकपैक (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · cy sach gefn (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uk заплі́чник (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sv ryggsäck (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · la sacciperium dorsale (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · is bakpoki (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uk рюкза́к (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · os рюкзак (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ja リュックサック (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fo ryggsekkur (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · gl mochila (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es alforja (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tt биштәр (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · io dorsosako (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · lt kuprinė (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · lo ບາໂລ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · kk жолдорба (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh ра́нац (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es caballa (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · be запле́чнік (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tk rýukzak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ko 륙색 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uli baaekpaaek (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · mi pīkau (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sk ruksak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · he תַּרְמִיל (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ka ზურგჩანთა (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fur persac (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ur بَیک پَیک (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · el σακίδιο (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh ránac (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · cmn 背包 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · mi pīkaunga (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · vi ba lô (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sk batoh (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · et ranits (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · id ransel (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · cmn 背囊 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · grc γυλιός (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fi reppu (containing parachute) · af rugsak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · th กระเป๋าเป้สะพายหลัง (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · mk ра́нец (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es mochila (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fr cabas (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ca bossa d'esquena (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · lb Rucksak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · se lávka (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tt рюкзак (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh ру̏кса̄к (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · hsb nachribjetnik (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ms beg galas (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ckb جانتای پشت (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tl bag (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ko 배낭 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · lv mugursoma (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ru рюкза́к (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es salveque (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · haw pāiki hāʻawe (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tt арка капчыгы (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · th เป้ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · kl nammattagaq (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · kk рюкзак (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ko 백팩 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uk ра́нець (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · eo dorsosako (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · rm satgados (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ro rucsac (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · yue 背囊 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ja バックパック (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fa-ira کیفِ کولِه (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · bo རྒྱབ་ཕད (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uz ryukzak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · bn ব্যাকপ্যাক (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fr sac à dos (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · uk наплі́чник (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fi reppu (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · id tas punggung (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sq marr në sup (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · nan-hbl 被包 (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · eu bizkar-zorro (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh rȕksāk (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · de Rucksack (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh на̀пртњача (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · pt mochila (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · be рукза́к (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ru ра́нец (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fi rinkka (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · cs ruksak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · oc sac d'esquina (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sc mocilla (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · km សាកាដូ (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tl kabalyas (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · fy rêchsek (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · he יַלְקוּט (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · pl plecak (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · tr sırt çantası (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sl nahrbtnik (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · da rygsæk (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · az bel çantası (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · bg ра́ница (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ga mála droma (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · rm bulscha (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · he תִּיק גַּב (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · ky жонбаштык (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · et seljakott (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · be ра́нец (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · sh nàprtnjača (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es bulto (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · es macuto (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) · gu દફતર (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking)