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From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).
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backhander
Today it means: A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. Full definition →
Today it means: A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. Full definition →
From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.