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

On a recent evening, a pair of newcomers were seated at the bar in the Coop, the establishment’s luxe back room, replete with mid-century-modern furnishings and bass-heavy house music. —Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025

The lack of an addition to the running back room hit harder on Monday when Chiefs head coach Andy Reid offered a concise, but concerning, injury update on Pacheco. —Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

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