Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backmarker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
back-mark-er
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A racer who holds a poor rank or is lapped in a race. Such racers often run for a team that has less funding than most other teams and/or lack talent compared to most other drivers.

Etymology

From back + marker.

Inflected Forms

backmarkers (plural) back marker (alternative)

Synonyms

field filler straggler

Questions

What does backmarker mean?
A racer who holds a poor rank or is lapped in a race. Such racers often run for a team that has less funding than most other teams and/or lack talent compared to most other drivers.
Where does backmarker come from?
From back + marker.

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