backhander

Meaning of backhander

noun
  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").

Information about backhander

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of backhander is: backhanders.
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Hyphenation of backhander

back-han-der

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • backhander is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with backhander

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