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backchecker

backchecker noun: a player who backchecks.

Noun

backchecker (plural backcheckers)

  1. A player who backchecks.
    • A smart player and talented backchecker, he worked the angles to get the best shot at his opponent and formed a formidable penalty-killing tandem with Dave Keon.2021 January 25, “Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dead at 90”, in CBC
  2. (quality control) Someone who is backchecking the work of others.

Forms of backchecker

pluralbackcheckers

Origin of backchecker

From backcheck + -er.

Questions about backchecker

What does backchecker mean?
Backchecker means a player who backchecks.
What part of speech is backchecker?
Backchecker is a noun.
What is the plural of backchecker?
The plural of backchecker is backcheckers.

Words near backchecker in the dictionary

  1. backchats
  2. backchatted
  3. backchatting
  4. backcheck
  5. backchecked
  6. backchecker
  7. backcheckers
  8. backchecking
  9. backchecks
  10. backclash
  11. backcloth

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