: a hairy creature like a human being reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada and said to be a primate between 6 and 15 feet (1.8 and 4.6 meters) tall

called also bigfoot

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The trims carry names like Sasquatch, TrailSport, X-Pro and Wilderness. Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026 The automaker also notes that three locations that have names similar to the Bronco brand’s formidable off-roading-centric equipment and accessories package – Sasquatch – were mapped: Squatch, Utah; Squatch, Colorado; and Sasquatch, Mississippi. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 Ford’s choice to firewall the Sasquatch package behind the slushbox felt especially egregious because Ford had made a big to-do about allowing customers to opt into the off-road bits even on the most basic Bronco. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 25 Feb. 2026 The vehicles, Bronco Badlands models with the Sasquatch Package, are purpose-built to navigate unforgiving terrain. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Sasquatch

Word History

Etymology

Halkomelem (Salishan language of southwestern British Columbia) sésq̓əc

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sasquatch was in 1929

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“Sasquatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sasquatch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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