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backsliders

backsliders is the plural of backslider.

Meaning of backslider

Noun

backslider (plural backsliders)

  1. A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
    • She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
  2. (Ireland) One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.

Questions about backsliders

What is backsliders the plural of?
Backsliders is the plural of backslider.

Words near backsliders in the dictionary

  1. backslid
  2. backslidden
  3. backslide
  4. backslided
  5. backslider
  6. backsliders
  7. backslides
  8. backslideth
  9. backsliding
  10. backslidings
  11. backslope

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