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backroom boy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brain truster |
| Type of | adviser, advisor, consultant |
Examples of backroom boy
backroom boy
He's a backroom boy who knows the meaning of the phrase.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I mean Kevin Rudd had been a backroom boy in Queensland.
From the theaustralian.com.au
I was a backroom boy, a comedian's labourer.
From the kentnews.co.uk
Astonishingly, 20 years after Nevermind, Nirvana's backroom boy is leader of one of the world's biggest hard rock bands.
From the guardian.co.uk
I describe Andrew as my backroom boy.
From the adelaidenow.com.au
The Socialist Party's eternal backroom boy, doing all the essential, worthy jobs, but keeping resolutely out of the spotlight.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pierce, an unflappable backroom boy who had succeeded in every department, started scheduling for the fall with the courage of a man with little to lose.
From the time.com
The third thing to have emerged this week is the scale of Mr Cameron's task in trying to turn himself from a backroom boy with only four years as an MP into a plausible leadership candidate.
From the economist.com
Simon Cowell has challenged music's most successful backroom songwriters to compete for space on the next album by One Direction, the boy band who have become a surprise global phenomenon.
From the independent.co.uk
