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backroom boy

backroom boy noun: someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.

Noun

backroom boy (plural backroom boys)

  1. (UK) Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.
    • Holonym: backroom staff

Forms of backroom boy

pluralbackroom boys

Questions about backroom boy

What does backroom boy mean?
Backroom boy means someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.
What part of speech is backroom boy?
Backroom boy is a noun.
What is the plural of backroom boy?
The plural of backroom boy is backroom boys.

Words near backroom boy in the dictionary

  1. backronymmed
  2. backronymming
  3. backronyms
  4. backronymy
  5. backroom
  6. backroom boy
  7. backroom boys
  8. backroom staff
  9. backrooms
  10. Backroomsy
  11. backrope

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