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- noun A
competitor in last position in arace
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Examples
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Or perhaps it is something to do with the fact that I was always a backmarker at school sports days.
England's cricketers will get a mace to go with their kingly crown | Emma John 2011
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Vettel tried to retake Hamilton but, with a Virgin backmarker Lucas di Grassi also in the mix, Hamilton responded brilliantly and the Red Bull driver went off the track.
Lewis Hamilton's hopes blow up behind Mark Webber's charge Paul Weaver in Barcelona 2010
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That may be why he also declared yesterday that RBS should "not be leading the way on bonuses - they should be a backmarker".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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He returned to the track in Abu Dhabi Thursday where it was a different story driving for backmarker Marussia Virgin.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF PAPPONE 2011
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A succession of quick laps saw him close up to the back of the front two, but he lost more time in traffic when he was blocked by a backmarker who had already let the leaders pass.
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He stays with the Force India team, but this year the outfit hopes it has progressed beyond its traditional backmarker status.
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Milka Duno: If the race for the lead is boring, spectators can always watch other drivers try to lap this perennial backmarker from Venezuela.
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Spanish Grand Prix with a puncture on the penultimate lap, nearly collided with the Virgin of backmarker Lucas di Grassi while vying with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for second spot earlier in the race.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The second stop came when he lost the front wing after a coming together with a backmarker and, but for these two extra stops, I'm convinced he could have finished in the points once again.
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The second stop came when he lost the front wing after a coming together with a backmarker and, but for these two extra stops, I'm convinced he could have finished in the points once again.
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