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BACKSCRATCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backscratcher mean?
• BACKSCRATCHER (noun)
The noun BACKSCRATCHER has 2 senses:
1. someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage
2. a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back
Familiarity information: BACKSCRATCHER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("backscratcher" is a kind of...):
opportunist; self-seeker (a person who places expediency above principle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A long-handled scratcher for scratching your back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backscratcher" is a kind of...):
scratcher (a device used for scratching)
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