backroom

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A room near the rear of a premises. Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.

   backroom deals

2. noun Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.

   backroom deals

3. noun A storeroom in the rear of the premises.

   We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.

Similar words

behind-the-scenes back room staffroom backroom staff outroom clubroom underroom subroom back door backbench

Often followed by

of deals boys politics and deal boy operations negotiations

Word family

back-room