BACKER


Meaning of BACKER in English

I. ˈbakə(r)

comparative of back

II. noun

( -s )

1. : one that supports

2. : a worker who works with backs or backing: as

a. : a slaughterhouse worker who removes the back, shoulders, and base of the tail of a hide from a carcass

b. : a worker who reinforces parts of shoes (as vamps, uppers, or straps) by pasting in pieces of lining material

c. : a worker who forms the ridges to which covers are hinged at the back of rounded book bodies

3. : material used for backing ; specifically : a piece of canvas, flannel, or other material used to reinforce parts of linings or uppers of shoes

4. : a strap usually of sennit secured to a ship's yard and carrying a thimble through which an earing runs

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration

dialect : tobacco

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