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Backhander

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. 2
    a backhanded blow wordnet
  3. 3
    A blow with the back of the hand.
  4. 4
    A bribe, a secret payment. informal
  5. 5
    A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
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  1. 6
    A player who plays a backhand shot.

    "She's a terrific backhander."

  2. 7
    A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").

    "The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhander's nightmare"

Etymology

From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

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