backstair

Meaning

Adj

clandestine, secret or furtive

Noun

The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).

Synonyms

backstairs

furtive

hole-and-corner

cloak-and-dagger

covert

dark

ex-directory

hugger-mugger

hush-hush

mysterious

mystic

occult

privy

restricted

sealed

secret

㊙️

secretive

sneak

sneaking

surreptitious

undercover

underhand

under-the-counter

undisclosed

unlisted

under-the-table

sub-rosa

under wraps

arcane

clandescent

cagy

clandestine

Translations

clandestin

clandestí

unter der Hand

geheim

㊙️

illegal

klandestin

subreptici

Schwarz-

κρυφός

λαθραίος

secret

㊙️

clandestino

segreto

㊙️

surrettizio

مختف

Etymology

From back + stair.