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backroom staff

backroom staff noun: the members of staff who work out of public view, such as the coaching team in a sports club.

Noun

backroom staff pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The members of staff who work out of public view, such as the coaching team in a sports club.
    • Meronym: backroom boy
    • Wenger's wild celebrations with his players and backroom staff told the story - and made it eight wins in Arsenal's last nine games.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport

Questions about backroom staff

What does backroom staff mean?
Backroom staff means the members of staff who work out of public view, such as the coaching team in a sports club.
What part of speech is backroom staff?
Backroom staff is a noun.

Words near backroom staff in the dictionary

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

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