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back scratcher

or back-scratcher, backscratcher

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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
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Words related to back scratcher

groupie, lackey, booster, bootlicker, charmer, fawner, flunky, puffer, sycophant, toady, doormat, fan, flatterer, follower, hanger-on, puppet, stooge, adulator, groveler, minion

British Dictionary definitions for back scratcher

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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