Term: backroom boy: an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
Candidate hypernym: adviser: an expert who gives advice → 1
Candidate hypernym: tin plate: a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins → 0
Candidate hypernym: tobacco hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm → 0
Candidate hypernym: intestinal juice: secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines → 0
Candidate hypernym: tank destroyer: an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: bucconidae: puffbirds → 0
Candidate hypernym: lightning rod: someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another → 0
Candidate hypernym: bigram: a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system → 0
Candidate hypernym: eriogonum: any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: squandering: spending resources lavishly and wastefully → 0
Candidate hypernym: schlepper: (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person → 0