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