Home › Words › B › backlasherbacklasherbacklasher means A participant in a backlash.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, backlasher ranks #12,428 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom backlash + -er.nounA participant in a backlashe.g.“The Great Backlash it describes may be overhyped and underdefined, but a relatively small number of backlashers in the right place could be enough to turn an election.” — 2006 February 10, Harold Henderson, “What's Really the Matter With Kansas”, in Chicago Reader:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backlashed 78% match — Having a backlash. vs backlasher →blacklash 71% match — A backlash by black people against other ethnicities or groups. vs backlasher →backlash 68% match — A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension. vs backlasher →backclash 66% match — Eggcorn of backlash. vs backlasher →frontlash 61% match — A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash. vs backlasher →antibacklash 58% match — Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). vs backlasher →backtalker 58% match — One who backtalks. vs backlasher →backreact 57% match — To take part in a backreaction. vs backlasher →