back scratcher

or back-scratcher, backscratcher

noun

1. a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.
2. a person who exchanges favors or services for mutual advantage.

Other Words From

• back scratching noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of back scratcher¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Ive some nice three-legged kettles, a soup tureen that came over in the Mayflower, an ivory back-scratcher that hails from India.

From Project Gutenberg

On a writing-table lay a volume of Shakespeare, and, on an occasional table, a carved ivory back-scratcher.

From Project Gutenberg