"backmarker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backmarkers [plural]
Etymology: back + marker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|marker}} back + marker Head templates: {{en-noun}} backmarker (plural backmarkers)
  1. A racer who holds a poor rank or is lapped in a race. Categories (topical): Motor racing, People Synonyms: straggler, back marker Translations (straggler): Nachzügler [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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