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BACKHANDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backhander mean?
• BACKHANDER (noun)
The noun BACKHANDER has 1 sense:
1. a backhanded blow
Familiarity information: BACKHANDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A backhanded blow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("backhander" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Context examples
He ended a string of abuse by a vicious backhander, which I failed to entirely avoid.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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