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