Standard Lemma guide

saddlebag

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsædəlˌbæɡ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æɡ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 D AH0 L B AE2 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid across the back of a horse, donkey, or mule behind its saddle, or hanging over the rear wheel of a motorcycle; often made of leather or (on a motorcycle) a rigid material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

pannier

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, nonstandard

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A seat pack or a seat bag (a pouch or a small bag attached to the seat or seat post of a bicycle)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Loose fatty flesh on a person's upper thighs or buttocks, that hangs like saddlebags.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, in-plural, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: riding breeches

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A style of house with two rooms separated by a small hall and open space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To place in a saddlebag.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To put a saddlebag on (an animal).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag

History

Etymology

From saddle + bag.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خرج (ḵurg) — covered pouch
  • Azerbaijani: xurcun — covered pouch
  • Azerbaijani: heybə — covered pouch
  • Bulgarian: дисаги (disagi) — covered pouch
  • Catalan: alforja — covered pouch
  • Dutch: zadeltas — covered pouch
  • Finnish: satulalaukku — covered pouch
  • French: sacoche — covered pouch
  • German: Satteltasche — covered pouch
  • Irish: mála diallaite — covered pouch
  • Latin: averta — covered pouch
  • Luxembourgish: Posch — covered pouch
  • Macedonian: дисаѓи (disaǵi) — covered pouch
  • Māori: terapēke — covered pouch
  • Norwegian: saltaske — covered pouch
  • Norwegian: sykkelveske — covered pouch
  • Persian: خرجین (xorjin) — covered pouch
  • Polish: juk — covered pouch
  • Portuguese: alforje — covered pouch
  • Portuguese: baú — covered pouch
  • Russian: перемётная сума́ (peremjótnaja sumá) — covered pouch
  • Russian: седе́льный вьюк (sedélʹnyj vʹjuk) — covered pouch
  • Sikkimese: རྟ་སྒྲོ (rta sgro) — covered pouch
  • Spanish: alforja — covered pouch
  • Tagalog: kabalyas — covered pouch
  • Tibetan: རྟ་སྒྲོ (rta sgro) — covered pouch
  • Turkish: heybe — covered pouch
  • Ottoman Turkish: هكبه (heğbe, heybe) — covered pouch
  • Turkmen: horjun — covered pouch
  • Uyghur: غوجۇن (ghojun) — covered pouch
  • Uzbek: xurjun — covered pouch
  • Welsh: bag cyfrwy — covered pouch
  • Bulgarian: паласки (palaski) — butt sag
  • Macedonian: ви́тки (vítki) — butt sag
  • Polish: zwisający pośladek — butt sag
  • Spanish: culo caído — butt sag
  • Spanish: cartucheras — butt sag