A person or entity that provokes or experiences a backlash, or something that causes sudden backward movement or violent reaction.
Agent noun from 'backlash' + '-er' suffix. The term reflects both literal mechanical action and figurative social reaction.
The most interesting backlashers aren't people—they're ideas, policies, and cultural shifts that get rejected so hard they swing the pendulum the opposite direction.
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