Backlasher

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A participant in a backlash

    "The Great Backlash it describes may be overhyped and underdefined, but a relatively small number of backlashers in the right place could be enough to turn an election."

Example

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"The Great Backlash it describes may be overhyped and underdefined, but a relatively small number of backlashers in the right place could be enough to turn an election."

Etymology

From backlash + -er.

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