backern.¹

Brit.

/ˈbakə/, U.S.

/ˈbækər/

Etymology: < back v. + -er suffix¹.

He who or that which backs.

a. A supporter; esp. one who bets on a horse or event; one who supports by money or credit. spec. One who finances the production of a play, film, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who

uptakera1340

holder-upc1374

upbearer1387

bearera1398

undernimmera1400

weighera1400

upholderc1403

ally1406

allya1431

godfather?1541

propper1549

tower of strength1549

backer1583

moyener?1591

backfriend1599

stayer1611

suppositor1629

susceptor1652

standby1712

bottle holder1788

understander1875

buddy1893

anchorman1895

backer-up1921

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better

bettor1584

gripe1591

better1614

staker1648

wagerer1660

sporting man1742

betting-man1819

fielder1844

investor1850

backer1853

punter1860

layer1871

accumulator1889

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > impresario > financial backer

backer1888

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 428 A backer to beare out my foule oppressions.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby i. 1 When fortune is low and backers scarce.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. ix. ix. 49 ‘Take any odds against him that his backers may give,’ said L'Estrange.

1888 G. O. Seilhamer Hist. Amer. Theatre I. 19 The first ‘backer’ of an American theatrical enterprise, to use a modern phrase, was William Hallam.

1898 J. Hollingshead Gaiety Chron. 363 The risk rested entirely on my individual shoulders. I..never had a ‘backer’.

1930 Economist 16 Aug. 312/1 In the United States.. well-known finance houses..have become the backers of the big American film corporations.

b. backer-up: a person who backs or backs up (something or somebody) (see back v. 8).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who

uptakera1340

holder-upc1374

upbearer1387

bearera1398

undernimmera1400

weighera1400

upholderc1403

ally1406

allya1431

godfather?1541

propper1549

tower of strength1549

backer1583

moyener?1591

backfriend1599

stayer1611

suppositor1629

susceptor1652

standby1712

bottle holder1788

understander1875

buddy1893

anchorman1895

backer-up1921

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §524 Backer-up, prepares back of copper shell received from electrotyper..by brushing it with acid.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 617 Given a backer-up, if one were forthcoming.

1924 Census 1921: Classif. Industries §481 Backer-up [1927 Dict. Occup. Terms §499 'assists sawyer to push wood up to power-driven circular saw'].

1952 R. Sherbrooke-Walker Khaki & Blue vi. 56 In referring to the part-time Air Force defenders, the expressive, if homely, title of ‘Backers-up’ was to yield place to ‘Station Personnel’.

1953 S. J. Baker Austral. Speaks v. 124 The accomplice of a woman who works a ginger on a client—i.e. robs him—is a backer-up, and the practice is called backing up.

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2. Architecture. ‘A narrow slate put on the back of a broad square-headed slate when the slates begin to get narrow.’ P. Nicholson Pract. Builder 1823.

†3. Arithmetic. The rule of three reversed. Cf. advancer n. 7. Obsolete. But perhaps backer is here the adjective (backer adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > process of calculating > method or rule for

rulea1387

canonc1400

backer1543

position1551

rule of falsehood1552

rule of three1562

method of exhaustions1685

sieve1803

sieve of Eratosthenes1803

algorithm1811

algorism1888

sieve1897

decision procedure1936

pivotal condensation1939

decision method1940

1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. O.vi That the greater the thyrde summe is oboue the fyrst, the lesser the fourth summe is beneth the seconde: and this rule you maye call the backer rule.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

backern.²

Etymology: < back n.¹ + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbacker.

A porter, carrier, or unloader. ‘In common use in the docks.’ J. M. Cowper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

backern.³

Forms: Also backa, backey, backy, bakky.

Etymology: Shortened < tobacco n. Compare baccy n.

colloquial.

= tobacco n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun]

petun1568

tobacco1588

Indian herbc1600

weed1600

Indian weed1602

man-bane1614

smokec1616

fogusc1625

Indian drug1630

sot-weed1698

noxious weed1773

baccy1792

backer1823

bacca1824

tobaccy1835

nicotia1868

nicotina1876

snout1885

Magaliesberg1895

tickler1904

burn1964

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 13 Backa, tobacco.

1824 W. Oliver Coll. of Local Songs 9 If he's drinking gills o' yell, or axing pennies ti buy bakky.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words at Backy Leet thee pipe, And tyek a blast o' backy!

1828 Night Watch II. 159 I got this letter, which I have in my backey fob, from her.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxviii. 383 ‘You'll smoke your pipe..won't you?’..‘Yes; I'll take my bit of backer.’

1863 H. Kingsley A. Elliot xxi Bits of backer pipe.

1885 C. M. Yonge Nuttie's Father I. vi. 61 ‘It is a smoking carriage,’ said Miss Nugent... ‘Beautiful backy—a perfect nosegay,’ said Gerard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

† backeradj.

Etymology: < back adj. + -er suffix³.

Obsolete.

Farther back, hinder, posterior.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > farther back

hindermore1489

backer1564

hindmore1632

1564 Three 15th C. Chron. (1880) 130 Backer parts.

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 310 Deplume hir head behinde in the backer parte.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 634 A hole bored in the backer part of his crooked horn.

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 107 Her dissheueld hayre..Hung loosely downe, and vayl'd the backer part.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

n.¹1543

n.²

n.³1823

adj.1564

单词	backer
释义	backern.¹ Brit. /ˈbakə/, U.S. /ˈbækər/ Etymology: < back v. + -er suffix¹. He who or that which backs. 1. a. A supporter; esp. one who bets on a horse or event; one who supports by money or credit. spec. One who finances the production of a play, film, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > better bettor1584 gripe1591 better1614 staker1648 wagerer1660 sporting man1742 betting-man1819 fielder1844 investor1850 backer1853 punter1860 layer1871 accumulator1889 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > impresario > financial backer backer1888 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. viii. 428 A backer to beare out my foule oppressions. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby i. 1 When fortune is low and backers scarce. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. ix. ix. 49 ‘Take any odds against him that his backers may give,’ said L'Estrange. 1888 G. O. Seilhamer Hist. Amer. Theatre I. 19 The first ‘backer’ of an American theatrical enterprise, to use a modern phrase, was William Hallam. 1898 J. Hollingshead Gaiety Chron. 363 The risk rested entirely on my individual shoulders. I..never had a ‘backer’. 1930 Economist 16 Aug. 312/1 In the United States.. well-known finance houses..have become the backers of the big American film corporations. b. backer-up: a person who backs or backs up (something or somebody) (see back v. 8). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §524 Backer-up, prepares back of copper shell received from electrotyper..by brushing it with acid. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 617 Given a backer-up, if one were forthcoming. 1924 Census 1921: Classif. Industries §481 Backer-up [1927 Dict. Occup. Terms §499 'assists sawyer to push wood up to power-driven circular saw']. 1952 R. Sherbrooke-Walker Khaki & Blue vi. 56 In referring to the part-time Air Force defenders, the expressive, if homely, title of ‘Backers-up’ was to yield place to ‘Station Personnel’. 1953 S. J. Baker Austral. Speaks v. 124 The accomplice of a woman who works a ginger on a client—i.e. robs him—is a backer-up, and the practice is called backing up. Categories » 2. Architecture. ‘A narrow slate put on the back of a broad square-headed slate when the slates begin to get narrow.’ P. Nicholson Pract. Builder 1823. †3. Arithmetic. The rule of three reversed. Cf. advancer n. 7. Obsolete. But perhaps backer is here the adjective (backer adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > process of calculating > method or rule for rulea1387 canonc1400 backer1543 position1551 rule of falsehood1552 rule of three1562 method of exhaustions1685 sieve1803 sieve of Eratosthenes1803 algorithm1811 algorism1888 sieve1897 decision procedure1936 pivotal condensation1939 decision method1940 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. O.vi That the greater the thyrde summe is oboue the fyrst, the lesser the fourth summe is beneth the seconde: and this rule you maye call the backer rule. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). backern.² Etymology: < back n.¹ + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbacker. A porter, carrier, or unloader. ‘In common use in the docks.’ J. M. Cowper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). backern.³ Forms: Also backa, backey, backy, bakky. Etymology: Shortened < tobacco n. Compare baccy n. colloquial. = tobacco n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] petun1568 tobacco1588 Indian herbc1600 weed1600 Indian weed1602 man-bane1614 smokec1616 fogusc1625 Indian drug1630 sot-weed1698 noxious weed1773 baccy1792 backer1823 bacca1824 tobaccy1835 nicotia1868 nicotina1876 snout1885 Magaliesberg1895 tickler1904 burn1964 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 13 Backa, tobacco. 1824 W. Oliver Coll. of Local Songs 9 If he's drinking gills o' yell, or axing pennies ti buy bakky. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words at Backy Leet thee pipe, And tyek a blast o' backy! 1828 Night Watch II. 159 I got this letter, which I have in my backey fob, from her. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxviii. 383 ‘You'll smoke your pipe..won't you?’..‘Yes; I'll take my bit of backer.’ 1863 H. Kingsley A. Elliot xxi Bits of backer pipe. 1885 C. M. Yonge Nuttie's Father I. vi. 61 ‘It is a smoking carriage,’ said Miss Nugent... ‘Beautiful backy—a perfect nosegay,’ said Gerard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2019). † backeradj. Etymology: < back adj. + -er suffix³. Obsolete. Farther back, hinder, posterior. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > farther back hindermore1489 backer1564 hindmore1632 1564 Three 15th C. Chron. (1880) 130 Backer parts. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 310 Deplume hir head behinde in the backer parte. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 634 A hole bored in the backer part of his crooked horn. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 107 Her dissheueld hayre..Hung loosely downe, and vayl'd the backer part. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1543n.²n.³1823adj.1564
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