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

So that also involved them literally squirreling away parts of the car, like taking them off the assembly line as the final Bolts were being made, putting them in storage in a back room, body panels, suspension parts, drivetrain components, all that stuff. —Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026

Around five kids play, and while each one is playing, the other kids wait in a back room. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026

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