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[ bak-er ] / ˈbæk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR backer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who supports or aids a person, cause, enterprise, etc. a person who bets on a competitor in a race or contest. canvas or other material used for backing. Origin of backerFirst recorded in 1535–45; back1 + -er1 SYNONYMS FOR backer1 supporter, sponsor, guarantor; aide, helper. SEE SYNONYMS FOR backer ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby backerback emf, back emission, back end, back-end load, backend-to, backer, backer-up, backfall, backfield, backfile, backfill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backerWhen a golfer is out there on the course, any new bet he makes is probably made with his own money, without the help of a backer. Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Backer says he relishes the idea of the issue going to court. Hillary’s SuperPAC War Proves Yet Again That Campaign Finance Needs a Fix|Michelle Cottle|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST How does Ready for Hillary respond to the allegation from Backer et al? Hillary’s SuperPAC War Proves Yet Again That Campaign Finance Needs a Fix|Michelle Cottle|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ironically, Hezbollah and its backer Iran have not always had an antagonistic relationship with al-Qaeda. Hezbollah, Jabhat al-Nusra Set for Showdown in Syria|Jamie Dettmer|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Everyone talks about the Tea Party as though it dragged the Republican Party to the right,” Backer told me. New Tea Party News Network Defining Conservative Brand and Mission|Lloyd Grove|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Backer, one who places his money on a particular man or animal; a supporter of one side in a contest. The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten From that hour the general was a strong, unmovable friend and backer of the Temple enterprise. Health, Healing, and Faith|Russell H. Conwell The speaker was Casper Silence, backer of the Rovers baseball team. Frank Merriwell's Son|Burt L. Standish The backer was a reliable man and asked for a fair run for his money. Thoroughbreds|W. A. Fraser Be my backer in this enterprise and let the future wipe out the mistakes of the past. The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne
British Dictionary definitions for backer
nouna person who gives financial or other support a person who bets on a competitor or contestant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to backerbenefactor, patron, advocate, promoter, follower, sponsor, ally, endorser, champion, angel, money, protagonist, underwriter, well-wisher, meal ticket, grubstaker |