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backwarder

backwarder noun: one who or something that hinders progress or advancement, especially socially or politically.

Noun

backwarder (plural backwarders)

  1. One who or something that hinders progress or advancement, especially socially or politically.
    • It is of the utmost importance, therefore, that this religion should be kept pure, — free from stagnation, superstition, backwarders, free from the waste products that naturally accumulate with time; — a free, living, lifegiving force that will serve as a perennial inspiration to the people.1928, Surendra Nath Dutt, The Life Of Benoyendra Nath Sen, page 219
    • Despite sixty years of research reaffirming Parker's subjective judgment, the basic backwarders are out to eliminate open education and just about anything else that might make some sense.1976, Charles Weingartner, Basic Backwardness, page 3

Forms of backwarder

pluralbackwarders

Origin of backwarder

From backward + -er; agent noun of backward.

Questions about backwarder

What does backwarder mean?
Backwarder means one who or something that hinders progress or advancement, especially socially or politically.
What part of speech is backwarder?
Backwarder is a noun.
What is the plural of backwarder?
The plural of backwarder is backwarders.

Words near backwarder in the dictionary

  1. backward-rationalizing
  2. backwardated
  3. backwardation
  4. backwardations
  5. backwarded
  6. backwarder
  7. backwarders
  8. backwarding
  9. backwardism
  10. backwardly
  11. backwardmost

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