backstage Hear it!

backstage definition

back·stage (-stāj′)

adverb

in or to that part of the stage or theater behind the proscenium, esp. the wings, the dressing rooms, etc.

adjective

  1. situated backstage
  2. of or relating to the life of people in show business
  3. of or relating to secret or private activities or dealings

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.