attaché case

noun

1. a flat, usually rigid, rectangular briefcase for carrying business papers, documents, or the like.

attaché case

noun

1. a small flat rectangular briefcase used for carrying documents, papers, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of attaché case¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

“Bearer bonds could be for any amount, and you could put a sh*tload in an attaché case,” said “Die Hard” screenwriter Steven E. de Souza.

From Salon

“He had the best seat in the house who no one knew about,” said Nantz, noting that McGrath was always impeccably dressed in a coat and tie at games and carried an old-school leather attaché case, seasoned by decades of life on the road.

From Los Angeles Times

More controversially, players will have the option to automatically sort their inventory instead of solving a Tetris-like puzzle inside an attaché case — a minigame many found soothing.

From New York Times

“Starting when I was 30,” he continued, “I somehow gave off an impression at an audition that had them mentally put me in a three-piece suit or put an attaché case in my hand. If there was a stiff-guy part, the director would brighten up when I came in. That wasn’t the response I wanted. I was in anguish.”

From New York Times

One could not leave the building without a thorough search of anything you were carrying: book, box, bag, magazine, folder, briefcase or attaché case, whatever.

From Washington Post