saddle

C1 Topic:Transportation

Also spelled sadles

US /ˈsæd(ə)l/ UK /ˈsædl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #6737

Meanings

1

noun
a seat fastened on a horse, bicycle, or similar vehicle for a rider

She tightened the saddle before mounting.
2

noun
a low pass or ridge between two higher points

The trail crossed a saddle between two hills.
3

verb
to put a saddle on an animal or to burden someone with something

The new rule saddled the team with paperwork.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a seat fastened on a horse,... seat

2 noun · a low pass or ridge between... mountain passridge

3 verb · to put a saddle on an... burden load

Opposites

unburden

Word family

Forms saddlerunsaddleunsaddled

Derived forms asaddleoffsaddlepacksaddleresaddlesaddiesaddle-backedsaddle-bagsaddle-bowsaddle-bumsaddle-clothsaddle-oxfordedsaddle-sick

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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saddle hackle
a long, narrow feather growing from the back of a domestic fowl

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Who eats his cock alone, must saddle his horse alone

Simplified etymology

Saddle is recorded from Old English and ultimately shares its origin with Latin sella “seat,” which also gave rise to sedan.

Etymology

From Middle English sadelen (“to put a saddle on (an animal), to saddle”) [and other forms], from Old English sadolian, sadelian, sadilian (“to saddle”), from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną (“to saddle”), from *sadulaz (“a saddle”, noun) (see further at etymology 1) + *-ōną (suffix forming denominative verbs from nouns). Cognates * Middle Dutch sādelen (modern Dutch zadelen) * Middle Low German sādelen * Old Danish sathlæ (modern Danish sadle) * Old High German satalōn, satulōn (Middle High German satelen, sateln, German satteln) * Old Norse sǫðla * Old Swedish saþla (modern Swedish sadla)

Topics

Transportation

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# saddle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsæd(ə)l/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsædl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 6737

## Meanings
1. a seat fastened on a horse, bicycle, or similar vehicle for a rider
2. a low pass or ridge between two higher points
3. to put a saddle on an animal or to burden someone with something

## Examples
- She tightened the saddle before mounting.
- The trail crossed a saddle between two hills.
- The new rule saddled the team with paperwork.

## Synonyms
- seat
- burden
- load

## Antonyms
- unburden

## Derived Forms
- asaddle
- offsaddle
- packsaddle
- resaddle
- saddie
- saddle-backed
- saddle-bag
- saddle-bow
- saddle-bum
- saddle-cloth
- saddle-oxforded
- saddle-sick

## Etymology
From Middle English sadelen (“to put a saddle on (an animal), to saddle”) [and other forms], from Old English sadolian, sadelian, sadilian (“to saddle”), from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną (“to saddle”), from *sadulaz (“a saddle”, noun) (see further at etymology 1) + *-ōną (suffix forming denominative verbs from nouns). Cognates * Middle Dutch sādelen (modern Dutch zadelen) * Middle Low German sādelen * Old Danish sathlæ (modern Danish sadle) * Old High German satalōn, satulōn (Middle High German satelen, sateln, German satteln) * Old Norse sǫðla * Old Swedish saþla (modern Swedish sadla)

## Topics
- Transportation

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