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satchel

satchel

28 2.5
A small bag with a strap that you wear over your shoulder to carry books or personal things
  • noun
  • /ˈsæʧəl/
translation icon : bandolera
  • A thin old man carrying a brown leather satchel scurries out of the bank.

It's a nice little satchel to put your links in.

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Examples

  • She carried her books in a stylish satchel with a long shoulder strap.

  • The workman stands in the receding elevator, satchel at his feet, looking up into the barrel of Vito's gun.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's a nice little satchel to put your links in.

  • Kept the kids stuff in a little satchel and watched the kid.

  • And do you just kind of walk into town like with a a stick and a satchel over your shoulder?

  • I always collected rocks in a little satchel on the way down here to skip over the water.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A woman saw a young man who walked in carrying a black satchel... ...and sat down in the spectator section.

  • Betty still won't look at him, opens the satchel, and begins a quick count.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Donna shouldered her satchel, and at her movement, Miss Howe took a step back.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • D'Artagnan holds a restless horse by the reins, his traveling satchel attached to the saddle.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

book bag
vssatchel
12 1.1

A bag students use to carry books and other school things

is used more generally for books or personal items not limited to school
shoulder bag
vssatchel
5 1.3

A bag with a long strap that you wear on one shoulder

is smaller with a flat bottom rather than a large handbag
sling
vssatchel
5 3.0

A small bag with one strap worn across the body to carry personal items

is carried on one shoulder rather than across the body
haversack
vssatchel
2 8.4

A small strong bag with one shoulder strap used to carry food or personal things

is for carrying books or personal items rather than general supplies
bookbag
vssatchel
  • US
1 1.1

A bag students use to carry books and school supplies

is used more generally for books or personal items not only for students
schoolbag
vssatchel
1 1.0

A bag for carrying books and school things

is for books and personal items rather than only school use

How Big

backpack
204 1.0
shoulder bag
5 1.3
satchel
28 2.5
pouch
72 2.1
purse
399 1.0

Surface Forms

satchel singular
satchels plural

Etymology

Satchel comes from an old word saccus meaning 'bag' and is related to the common English word sack, which helps you remember the shape. So a satchel is like a small 'sack' with a strap for carrying books or things over your shoulder.