Backscratcher
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backscratcher is a noun meaning (figurative, uncommon) A participant in corruption, such as a briber or pay-to-play participant.
Meaning
(figurative, uncommon) A participant in corruption, such as a briber or pay-to-play participant.
More Meanings
- A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
Word Forms
- backscratchers
- back scratcher
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scratcher, backscratch, head scratcher, scratchback, scraper, scratch.
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