back-number

1. 1.

   someone who is no longer popular

   Synonymshas-been

   Broaderoldster

Questions about back-number

What does back-number mean?

back-number means "someone who is no longer popular".

How many syllables are in back-number?

back-number has 3 syllables and divides as back--num-ber under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for back-number?

Close synonyms include has-been. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.