backroom

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adjective

back·​room ˈbak-ˈrüm How to pronounce backroom (audio)
-ˈru̇m
variants or back-room
: made or operating in an inconspicuous way : behind-the-scenes
backroom deals
a backroom politician

back room

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noun

1
: a room situated in the rear
2
: the meeting place of a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way

Examples of backroom in a Sentence

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Adjective
Pascal Planque, Mike Stowell and new first team coach Adam Sadler complete the new-look Foxes backroom staff for the upcoming season. SI.com, 1 July 2018 After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor. Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Noun
Even fewer take them from the back room of a department store while searching for women’s designer pumps. Natalie Wu, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025 At 13, Sarah began working in the back room at McNally Robinson. Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backroom

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1911, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of backroom was in 1592

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“Backroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backroom. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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