back scratcher

or back-scratch·er, back·scratch·er

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noun

a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.
a person who exchanges favors or services for mutual advantage.

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Origin of back scratcher

First recorded in 1785–95

OTHER WORDS FROM back scratcher

back scratching, noun

Words nearby back scratcher

back row, back run, back saw, back scatter, back score, back scratcher, back seat, back shaft, back shift, back slang, back staff
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Words related to backscratcher

groupie, lackey, slave, stooge, dependent, parasite, follower, puppet, flatterer, subordinate, toady, fan, hanger-on, flunky, doormat, bootlicker, adulator, politician, minion, groveler

British Dictionary definitions for backscratcher

backscratcher
/ (ˈbækˌskrætʃə) /

noun

an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
informal a person who provides a service, corporate or public money etc, for another, in order to receive a similar service or reward in return

Derived forms of backscratcher

backscratching, noun
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