backhander

back·hand·er

noun \-dər\

Definition of BACKHANDER

1

British : bribe

2

: a backhand shot

Examples of BACKHANDER

1. She hit a backhander into the net.
2. <the customs official let us know that he might be prepared to look the other way if an appropriate backhander was slipped into his palm>

First Known Use of BACKHANDER

1960

Related to BACKHANDER

Synonyms: bribe [British], boodle, cumshaw, fix, sop

Related Words: baksheesh, kickback, payoff; slush fund; incentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulus; boost, encouragement, goad, inducement; allurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-on; flattery, persuasion; decoy, snare, trap

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Rhymes with BACKHANDER

blackhander, bystander, commander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, Leander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, meander, outlander, philander, pomander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander