backgrounder
backg·roun·der
noun
1.
a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
- “the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues”
Origin
From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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