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backlasher

backlasher noun: a participant in a backlash.

Noun

backlasher (plural backlashers)

  1. A participant in a backlash
    • The Great Backlash it describes may be overhyped and underdefined, but a relatively small number of backlashers in the right place could be enough to turn an election.2006 February 10, Harold Henderson, “What's Really the Matter With Kansas”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of backlasher

pluralbacklashers

Origin of backlasher

From backlash + -er.

Questions about backlasher

What does backlasher mean?
Backlasher means a participant in a backlash.
What part of speech is backlasher?
Backlasher is a noun.
What is the plural of backlasher?
The plural of backlasher is backlashers.

Words near backlasher in the dictionary

  1. backkicks
  2. backland
  3. backlands
  4. backlash
  5. backlashed
  6. backlasher
  7. backlashers
  8. backlashes
  9. backlashing
  10. backlayering
  11. backlead

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