backblocker
/ˈbakblɒkə/noun Australian /NZ dated
A person from the remote and sparsely inhabited interior: you could tell he was a backblocker from his deep suntan and the looseness in his stance...
- He was a typical back-blocker, dry and wiry, nasally cocksure, insolently cool.
- Rumours circulated that would have staggered a backblocker.
- She never married yet because she doesn't want a backblocker.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from backblocks + -er1.