backroom boy — backroom boys also backroom boy N COUNT You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public. [BRIT] … English dictionary
backroom-boy — see backroom boy … English dictionary
backroom boy — noun an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status • Syn: ↑brain truster • Hypernyms: ↑adviser, ↑advisor, ↑consultant * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun slang chiefly Britain : a person engaged … Useful english dictionary
backroom boy — back|room boy [ˈbækrum ˌbɔı, ru:m ] n [C usually plural] BrE informal someone such as an engineer or scientist whose work is important but who does not get much attention or fame … Dictionary of contemporary English
backroom boy — /bækrum ˈbɔɪ/ (say bakroohm boy) noun a person, usually a male, who works to further the career of a person in the public eye, such as a politician, although never being visible to the public in their own right …
backroom boy — noun Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin … Wiktionary
backroom boy — noun (usually plural) informal especially BrE someone such as an engineer or scientist, whose work is important but who does not get much attention or fame … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
(a) backroom boy — informal someone who does a lot of work in the type of job where they are not often seen by the public. Editors are very much the backroom boys of the film world. (often plural) … New idioms dictionary
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