Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backslider

/ˈbækslaɪdɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: back-slid-er
IPA: /ˈbækslaɪdɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.

noun

One who will not do his work or shoulder his responsibilities.

Example Sentences

"She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house."
"At night the Red Elephant Tusk boomed and groaned among the hills, and the faithful waked and said: ‘The God of Things as They Are matures revenge against the backsliders.’"
"The choice of unilateralism by the US also exposed it to charges that it is a backslider on its WTO commitments."
"You say that you “lapse into coupledom” on occasion. Do you get grief from fellow militant singles for being a backslider?"

Etymology

From backslide + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbækslaɪdɚ/
British English: /ˈbakslaɪdə/

Inflected Forms

backsliders (plural)

Synonyms

recidivist reversionist

Questions

How do you pronounce backslider?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækslaɪdɚ/.
What does backslider mean?: A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
Where does backslider come from?: From backslide + -er.

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