back matter

noun

: matter following the main text of a book

Examples of back matter in a Sentence

A list of geographical names appears in the back matter of the dictionary.

Recent Examples on the Web

And, as Kenneth Walker proved Sunday night, the running back matters. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026

The book also has new full-color floral endpapers and back matter. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 May 2025

The text and stock photos will appeal to older children, but there's also back matter that dives deeper into each type of dormancy. — Star Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021

The link back matters, since Sittwe Port represents a crucial part of India’s sweeping plan to connect eastern India with Myanmar and, by extension, the rest of the region via sea, inland waterways, and highways. — Rani D. Mullen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back matter

• backscatter
• antimatter
• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter