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backfriend.

A friend who supports someone; a person who has someone's back; a backer, a supporter.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbækˌfɹɛnd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A friend who supports someone; a person who has someone's back; a backer, a supporter.

    UK · archaic · dialectal
  2. Synonym of hangnail (“a loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail”).

    UK · dialectal
  3. A person who pretends to be someone's friend; a false friend, a secret enemy.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From back (adverb or noun) + friend. Sense 3 (“person who pretends to be someone’s friend”) may allude to a person who stays back instead of coming forward to help, and so is not a true friend.

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