backroom boy

noun

Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.

“Holonym: backroom staff”

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Meanings

nounbackroom boy (plural backroom boys)

plural backroom boys

  1. UKSomeone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.

    Holonym: backroom staff

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boffin
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APA

backroom boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backroom%20boy

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“backroom boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backroom%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backroom boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backroom%20boy.

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