back marker
1 of 2noun (1)
British
: one starting a handicapped race, game, or match with a high adverse handicap
backmarker
2 of 2noun (2)
: also-ran
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
back entry 1 + marker
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1895, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1964, in the meaning defined above
- adding up to
- addios
- Addis Ababa
- Addison
- Addison's disease
- addisonian
- additament
- additaments
- addition
- addition agent
- addition axiom
- addition compound
- addition latente
- addition polymer
- addition polymerization
- addition product
- addition property
- addition reaction
- addition rule
- addition theorem
- additional
- additional accompaniment
- additional insured
- additional insureds
- additional tax