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backhander

noun back·hand·er \-dər\

sports : a backhanded shot

Full Definition of BACKHANDER

1
British :  bribe
2
:  a backhand shot
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First Known Use of BACKHANDER

1960

Related to BACKHANDER

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

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

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