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backpedaler

noun

Etymology

From backpedal + -er.

  1. borrowed from pedālis
  2. borrowed from pédale
  3. formed as backpedal — “back + pedal”
  4. suffixed as backpedaler — “backpedal + er”

Definitions

  1. One who backpedals.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA