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Backroom Boy

nounid 21741·updated May 18, 2026
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an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status

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Variants

synonym
brain truster
plural
Backroom Boys
possessive
Backroom Boy's
pluralpossessive
Backroom Boys'

Framework definitions

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an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status

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