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Backdoor man

1. A secret lover, especially a married woman's lover. The term is originally black American slang dating from at least the 1950s.

'I'm your backdoor man… the men don't know, but the little girls understand.' ('Back Door Man', recorded by The Doors, 1968)

2. A man who sodomises. This usage is mainly applied to and by heterosexuals. The Australian 'backdoor merchant' means a homosexual.

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