backlotter

noun

back·​lot·​ter

variants or backyarder

-¦yärdər

1

: one who raises poultry or rabbits on a small lot, usually a back lot

2

: a breeder on a small scale

Word History

Etymology

back lot or back yard + -er

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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