backroom

== English == === Alternative forms === back room === Etymology === Compound of back +‎ room === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌɹuːm/, /ˈbækˌɹʊm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌɹum/ Rhymes: -uːm === Noun === backroom (plural backrooms) A room near the rear of a premises. (often attributive, often figurative) 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. Antonyms: front room; foreroom, anteroom, antechamber Hypernyms: room < place Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders) backroom deals;   backroom bargaining A storeroom in the rear of the premises. Hypernyms: storeroom < room < place ==== Derived terms ==== backroom boy backroom staff Backrooms ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====