Definition of backblocker in English:

backblocker

nounˈbakblɒkə

Australian, NZ dated

A person from the remote and sparsely inhabited interior.
you could tell he was a backblocker from his deep suntan and the looseness in his stance
Example sentencesExamples
- The unfortunate backblocker is compelled to take a smaller amount then the British Government paid.
- He's a real backblocker; has lived on the frontier all his life.
- Rumours circulated that would have staggered a backblocker.
- Where the bush merges into the silent desert, the backblocker has his home.
- Any backblocker would have come right out with it, in four letters.
- He was a typical back-blocker, dry and wiry, nasally cocksure, insolently cool.
- He's the only poet of the backblocker.
- There were some real backblocker chaps, who donned new moleskins for the occasion.
- She never married yet because she doesn't want a backblocker.
- And if a born backblocker may make so bold, it's a fair old treat to see a new chum camping out for the fun of it!
Synonyms
countryman, countrywoman, peasant, daughter of the soil, son of the soil, country bumpkin, bumpkin, yokel, country cousin

Origin

Mid 19th century: from backblocks + -er¹.

单词	backblocker
释义	Definition of backblocker in English: backblocker nounˈbakblɒkə Australian, NZ dated A person from the remote and sparsely inhabited interior. you could tell he was a backblocker from his deep suntan and the looseness in his stance Example sentencesExamples The unfortunate backblocker is compelled to take a smaller amount then the British Government paid. He's a real backblocker; has lived on the frontier all his life. Rumours circulated that would have staggered a backblocker. Where the bush merges into the silent desert, the backblocker has his home. Any backblocker would have come right out with it, in four letters. He was a typical back-blocker, dry and wiry, nasally cocksure, insolently cool. He's the only poet of the backblocker. There were some real backblocker chaps, who donned new moleskins for the occasion. She never married yet because she doesn't want a backblocker. And if a born backblocker may make so bold, it's a fair old treat to see a new chum camping out for the fun of it! Synonyms countryman, countrywoman, peasant, daughter of the soil, son of the soil, country bumpkin, bumpkin, yokel, country cousin Origin Mid 19th century: from backblocks + -er¹.
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