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plural
- 1. stairs at the back or side of a building.
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1. : secret, furtive. backstairs political deals. 2. : sordid, scandalous. backstairs gossip. Did you know? When Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, wrote in 1654 about leading someone "down a back-stairs," he wasn’t referring to anything scandalous. He simply meant "down a secondary set of stairs at the back of a house."
Backstairs definition: associated or originating with household servants. See examples of BACKSTAIRS used in a sentence.
backstairs in British English. (ˈbækˈstɛəz ) plural noun. 1. a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants. adjective also: backstair. 2. underhand.
secret and sly or sordid. “ backstairs gossip”. “"his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard”. synonyms: backstair, furtive. covert. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.
Define backstairs. backstairs synonyms, backstairs pronunciation, backstairs translation, English dictionary definition of backstairs. also back·stair adj. Furtively carried on; clandestine: backstairs gossip.
Definition of backstairs noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'backstairs' 1. a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants. [...] 2. underhand. [...] More. Synonyms of 'backstairs' • secret, furtive, undercover, secretive [...] More. Examples of 'backstairs' in a sentence.
A complete guide to the word "BACKSTAIRS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Backstairs Definition. Furtively carried on; clandestine. Backstairs gossip. Involving intrigue or scandal; secret. Secret or furtive. Scandalous. A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen. An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.
What does the noun backstairs mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun backstairs. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
