backroom

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adjective

back·​room ˈbak-ˈrüm 

-ˈru̇m

variants or back-room

: made or operating in an inconspicuous way : behind-the-scenes

backroom deals

a backroom politician

back room

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noun

1

: a room situated in the rear

2

: the meeting place of a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way

Examples of backroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Pascal Planque, Mike Stowell and new first team coach Adam Sadler complete the new-look Foxes backroom staff for the upcoming season. —SI.com, 1 July 2018

After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor. —Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018

Noun

Inside, there’s an eclectic mishmash of fan art, memorabilia, Grammys and awards of all sorts strewn about; paintings of a smiling Dolly Parton and an ingenue Audrey Hepburn; and there is a back room with a collection of guitars reaching into the hundreds, an obsession of his. —Josh Brolin, Billboard, 29 May 2025

Karen then ushered Daredevil out of the back room at Josie’s, where he was met by the seed of a small army: Josie, Cherry, and some good cops included. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1911, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for backroom

• assume
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom