backroom
A room near the rear of a premisesA room near the rear of a premises.: Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.
» Damiano went into the backroom.
Meaning
2 sensesA room near the rear of a premises.
(attributive, figuratively, often)Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.
Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders)
backroom deals
Hinterzimmer
A storeroom in the rear of the premises.
We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.
- the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
Examples
1 sentencesDamiano went into the backroom.