Noun
the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night Verb
He saddled his horse and mounted it.
to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case
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Noun
The Nashville store is in the heart of Tennessee horse country and will offer equestrian riding gear, saddles and other products, but not western saddles.—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 The saddle features a split seat, the back half of which can be used as a fold-up backrest or additional room for a passenger.—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Garcia’s case is also saddled by the likely absence of legal duty owed by James to those who read his social media posts and other commentary.—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saddle
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; akin to Old High German satul saddle
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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