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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
backstabber

also back-stabber, in the figurative sense, 1839, from back (n.) + agent noun from stab (v.). The verb backstab in the figurative sense is from 1925.

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backstabber

n. A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.

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Backstabber (The Dresden Dolls song)

"Backstabber" is the second single by The Dresden Dolls duo, taken from the second studio album Yes, Virginia....

Backstabber

Backstabber may refer to:

  • Back Stabbers, a 1972 album by The O'Jays
    • "Back Stabbers" (song), the title track from the album
  • "Backstabber" (The Dresden Dolls song), a song by The Dresden Dolls
  • "Backstabber" (Spunge song), a 2005 single by UK ska punk group Spunge
  • "Backstabber", the first official single released by Ripchord
  • "Backstabber", a song by Disciple from their 2005 album Disciple
  • "Backstabber", a song by Eminem from his album Infinite
  • "Backstabber", a song by Kesha from her debut album Animal
  • "Backstabber", a song by Krokus from their 1999 album Round 13

Usage examples of "backstabber".

Now she was a major player in the new rebellion, a target for every bounty hunter and backstabber in the Empire, being asked for opinions and plans on matters she had little or no understanding of.

The would-be backstabber snarled deep in her throat, but both her hands lifted from the harpoon.

I like pardoning known backstabbers no better than Hari, but I also can appreciate Lord Milo's position.

Fokker wasn't far from the Humanmade mounds that covered the fallen SDF-1, SDF-2, and the flagship of Khyron the Backstabber.

The Backstabber himself occupied his Officer's Pod, a mecha different from the rest, with lasers protruding like whiskers from its elongated snout and two arms that were deadly cannons.