backhander

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10

Definition of backhander

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
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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. (informal)A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. A player who plays a backhand shot.
    “She's a terrific backhander.”
  6. A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
    “The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhander's nightmare”

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Etymology

From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

Words you can make from backhander

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

12 words

6-letter words

48 words

5-letter words

71 words

4-letter words

63 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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