Backslider
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbakslaɪdə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backslider is a noun meaning A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
Meaning
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
More Meanings
- (Ireland) One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.
Example Sentences
The choice of unilateralism by the US also exposed it to charges that it is a backslider on its WTO commitments.
You say that you “lapse into coupledom” on occasion. Do you get grief from fellow militant singles for being a backslider?
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.
At night the Red Elephant Tusk boomed and groaned among the hills, and the faithful waked and said: ‘The God of Things as They Are matures revenge against the backsliders.’
Word Forms
- backsliders
Synonyms for backslider
Depending on context, synonyms include recidivist, reversionist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recidivist, reversionist, relapse, loser, backstabbee, backtalker.
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