back-number
- noun
- /ˈbækˌnʌmbər/
- Offensive
:
acabado
- His critics dismissed him as a back-number who had lost touch with the times.
Examples
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After the scandal, she became a back-number in the industry.
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He feels like a back-number in the office now.
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In today's fast-moving industry, you can quickly become a back-number if you're not careful.
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Many thought the actor was just a back-number, but he made a surprising comeback.
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In the fashion world, trends change rapidly, and a designer can quickly become a back-number if they fail to innovate.
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After failing to keep up with digital media, the former journalist became a back-number in the editorial team.
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Once a celebrated author, he is now considered a back-number in literary circles, overshadowed by younger voices.
Synonyms
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6.8
A person who was famous or successful but no longer is
29
3.8
Something that people do not use or think about anymore
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6.5
No longer successful or popular after being famous
12
3.4
Not popular or stylish now
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6.5
No longer fashionable or useful
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7.9
Too old to be as useful or attractive as before
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9.9
Old and no longer useful because of age
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Morphology
Etymology
The word back-number comes from newspapers and magazines, where a 'back number' was an older issue you could still buy. So to call someone a back-number is to call them an 'old issue', made of back and number, meaning they are out of date and no longer important.