# pannier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #95,237

## Definitions
1. A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
2. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
3. One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
4. A breadbasket.
5. A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pannier