Definition for Portmanteau:

• port-man't[= o], n. a bag for carrying apparel, & c., on journeys: a hook on which to hang clothing.-- Also PORTMAN'TUA ( obs.). [ Fr.,-- porter, to carry, manteau, a cloak.]

Synonyms for Portmanteau:

• n.

  •Gladstone Bag (noun)
  • Gladstone Bag.
  •
  • baggage,
  • Attache Case,
  • accompanied baggage,
  • cabin baggage,
  • backpack,
  • bum bag,
  • briefcase.
  •blend (noun)
  • blend.
  •communication (noun)
  • portmanteau.
  •gladstone (noun)
  • gladstone.
  •handbag (noun)
  • evening bags.
  •portmanteau word (noun)
  • telescope word,
  • portmantologism,
  • merged word,
  • blendword,
  • counterword.
  •suitcase (noun)
  • luggage.
  •trunk (noun)
  • foot lockers,
  • foot locker.
  •valise (noun)
  • gripsacks.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • bag,
  • box,
  • coinage,
  • evening bag,
  • grip,
  • gripsack,
  • handbag,
  • haversack,
  • leather,
  • neologism,
  • neology,
  • portmanteau word,
  • reticule,
  • suitcase,
  • traveling bag,
  • trunk,
  • valise,
  • reticules,
  • satchels,
  • haversacks.

Portmanteau Sentence Examples:

• His story is substantially this: That on the night so often mentioned, he packed his master’ s portmanteau at eight o’ clock and at ten called a carriage and rode with the Doctor to the Twenty - ninth Street station.

• And he rose at once, reshouldered the portmanteau, and taking the candle in his other hand, moved forward to the Lodge.

Hyponym for Portmanteau:

• n.

  • communication
    neology, neologism, coinage.