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BACKROOM BOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backroom boy mean?
• BACKROOM BOY (noun)
The noun BACKROOM BOY has 1 sense:
1. an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
Familiarity information: BACKROOM BOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
backroom boy; brain truster
Hypernyms ("backroom boy" is a kind of...):
adviser; advisor; consultant (an expert who gives advice)
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