"backroom boy" meaning in All languages combined

See backroom boy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: backroom boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} backroom boy (plural backroom boys)
  1. (chiefly British) Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-backroom_boy-en-noun-4fLoHTVo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Holonym: backroom staff"
        }
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        "Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin."
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      ],
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      ]
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