backbencher

1. A member of the British House of Commons who is not a party leader.

2. Someone who exaggerates their actual power, influence, or importance, usually for nefarious purposes.

Vladimir Putin complained about Plushenko not winning the gold? Putin needs to start acting like the backbencher he really is.

by pyrhhonianskeptic February 20, 2010

Backbencher

joe biden. Does not deserve his name in capital letters. The most useless idiot in the world.

Have you heard? All of the nations are refusing to take joe bidens calls, even Kim Jong Un refused his call! The UAE put him to voicemail! He sure is one hell of a backbencher!!

by Wise White Man March 14, 2022

Backbencher

In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file". The term dates from 1855.1 The term derives from the fact that they sit physically behind the frontbench in the House of Commons.

A backbencher may be a new parliamentary member yet to receive high office, a senior figure dropped from government, someone who for whatever reason is not chosen to sit either in the ministry or the opposition shadow ministry, or someone who prefers to be a background influence, not in the spotlight.

by VillageWalls January 14, 2021

backbender

nickname for Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender

"He may not be a waterbender, but he sure is a backbender"

by zukkababie September 7, 2020

backbender

An orgasm so scintillatingly pleasurable that one's back is physically bent with passionate ecstasy.

Sydney gave Nick a backbender last week and he almost broke her bed.

by letigre469 November 30, 2011

Bankbencher

Right-Wing 'Banking & Business Sector' junior political Representative aka 'Backbencher'

Yet another Conservative newbie turned out to be a Bankbencher of Nil-Repute.

by PartisanZ July 31, 2022

Backbitcher

A backbitcher is someone who betrays others, often by speaking harmfully about them when they are not present. This behavior can manifest in various ways, such as undermining someone's work or spreading gossip to damage their reputation. In both personal and professional contexts, backbitchers may aim to prevent their targets from succeeding or to sour their relationships with others. Synonyms to backstabber.

"Jack proved to be a backbitcher when he betrayed his former friend and colleague for personal gain.”

by Divangreedy September 21, 2025