Home › Words › B › backspacerbackspacerbackspacer means A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, backspacer ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom backspace + -er.nounA mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backspace 73% match — The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards. vs backspacer →backspaceable 64% match — Supporting a backspace function. vs backspacer →typeball 54% match — A ball in a typewriter or early printer that bears the physical characters on its surface and is moved mechanically in order to print them onto the page. vs backspacer →pinspotter 52% match — Synonym of pinsetter (“person or machine that resets fallen pins”). vs backspacer →backtracker 52% match — One who, or that which, backtracks. vs backspacer →backpedaler 51% match — One who backpedals. vs backspacer →braillewriter 51% match — A kind of mechanical typewriter that produces braille output. vs backspacer →spinbox 51% match — Synonym of spinner (“interface element with arrowed buttons to select a value”). vs backspacer →