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backgrounder

back·ground·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-groun-der]
    • /ˈbækˌgraʊn dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-groun-der]
    • /ˈbækˌgraʊn dər/

Definitions of backgrounder word

  • countable noun backgrounder A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject. 3
  • countable noun backgrounder A backgrounder is a meeting in which government officials give reporters background information about an issue or policy. 3
  • noun backgrounder any document containing background information about something 3
  • noun backgrounder a press conference or interview in which a government official, directly or indirectly, gives background information on a policy or issue 3
  • noun backgrounder a briefing, as by a government official, specif. of newspersons who agree not to name that official in their reports 3
  • noun backgrounder a printed handout containing background information 3

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Origin of backgrounder

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1955-60; background + -er1

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Parts of speech for Backgrounder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

backgrounder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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