backchecker

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noun

A player who backchecks.

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Meanings

nounbackchecker (plural backcheckers)

plural backcheckers

  1. One who backchecks; thus:
    1. hobbiesA player who backchecks.

      A smart player and talented backchecker, he worked the angles to get the best shot at his opponent and formed a formidable penalty-killing tandem with Dave Keon.

      2021 January 25, “Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dead at 90”, in CBC
    2. quality controlSomeone who is backchecking the work of others.

Origin

From backcheck + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

backchecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchecker

MLA

“backchecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchecker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backchecker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchecker.

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