adv
piggyback
adv
1
Carried on someone's back or shoulders.
"Dad carried her piggyback all the way home."
verb
1
To make use of, or attach to, something that already exists.
"The startup piggybacked on the larger company's delivery network."
How to Use Piggyback
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRiding on someone's back, or figuratively riding on something else's success or infrastructure.
Common pairings
piggyback ride
piggyback on an idea
Word Forms
piggybacked past tense, piggybacks plural, piggybacks singular
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Etymology
A reshaping of the older phrase "pick-a-back", itself likely from "pick pack", meaning to carry a pack on one's back.