Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
ladder-back is a noun meaning "a chair with a ladder-back". It carries 2 recorded senses.
a chair with a ladder-back
the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ladder-back come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.