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backroom

backroom

6 3.2
A room at the back of a building used for storage or private work
  • noun
  • /ˈbækˌrum/
translation icon : almacén
  • After the store closed for the day, the employees gathered in the backroom to discuss their plans for the next week's inventory.
  • store's backroom
  • backroom of bars

And they take me to the backroom, which I'm very familiar with.

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Examples

  • And it was like this little dirty backroom of a coffee shop.

  • The Green Party of Pennsylvania will be holding a statewide meeting in Webster's backroom from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 18.

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  • And they take me to the backroom, which I'm very familiar with.

  • Based in the backroom of a little known bookstore, which is good.

  • He spent the night in the backroom.

  • He went into the backroom.

  • The safe's in the backroom.

  • I kind of staggered to the backroom and truly thought about lying down on the floor because I was so exhausted.

  • One birthday party will take place at home, two in the cherry-paneled backrooms of the only two restaurants in town.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Camera tracks to the backroom, which we see is filled with racks of clothes, boxed television sets, new toaster ovens, and stereos.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

chamber
vsbackroom
229 4.0

A private room used by a person for work or rest

is less formal and often at the rear for work or storage
back room
vsbackroom
72 3.4

A room at the back of a shop or office used for private meetings with a few people

is broader, also used for storage or private work away from public
storeroom
vsbackroom
38 1.8

A room where people keep extra things not used every day

is wider, also used for private work or meetings not for public
storage room
vsbackroom
29 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is broader, also used for private work or hidden activities
workroom
vsbackroom
20 2.2

A room where someone makes things by hand or paints

is broader, also used for storage or secret activities not public
stock room
vsbackroom
3 2.8

A room in a shop where staff keep extra goods before they go on sale

is more general, used for storage or private tasks not only retail

How Private

vault
238 4.8
backroom
6 3.2
storage room
29 1.6
public toilet
  • UK
7 1.0

Surface Forms

backroom singular
backrooms plural

Morphology

backroom = back + room (transparent) = back + room

Literal compound of 'back' + 'room' where the meaning 'a room at the back of a building' follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Backroom comes from the two words back ('the rear') and room ('space'). So a backroom is literally a room at the back of a building, often used for storage or private work.