backscratcher

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person who exchanges favors or services for mutual benefit, or to a long-handled tool used for scratching one's own back.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com dois sentidos principais: pode designar uma pessoa que troca favores para benefício mútuo ou um instrumento longo usado para coçar as próprias costas.

1. Mutual favor trader B2 informal

   A person who exchanges favors or services with another for mutual benefit, often implying a reciprocal arrangement.

   • He's a real backscratcher in the office, always helping others to get help in return.
   • In politics, being a backscratcher can help you advance your career.
   • She's known as a backscratcher, trading favors with colleagues to get ahead.

   🇵🇹Troca de favores

2. Scratching tool A2 formal

   A long-handled device designed for scratching one's own back, typically with a claw-like end.

   • I bought a wooden backscratcher to reach that itchy spot on my back.
   • The backscratcher has a curved end for better reach.
   • He keeps a backscratcher in his drawer for when he needs it.

   🇵🇹Coçador de costas

• backscratchers plural form
• backscratchers' possessive plural form
• backscratcher's possessive singular form