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backer

[ bak-er ]

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noun

a person who supports or aids a person, cause, enterprise, etc.
Synonyms: helper, aide, guarantor, sponsor, supporter
a person who bets on a competitor in a race or contest.
canvas or other material used for backing.

backer

/ ˈbækə /

Origin of backer¹

First recorded in 1535–45; back ¹ + -er ¹

A major backer for one Britton Holdings investment is a Chinese conglomerate active in the energy sector.

When 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.

Vince Beltrami has been a major backer of the effort happening in this state.

Backer says he relishes the idea of the issue going to court.

And while the agency dithers, adds Backer, the regulatory landscape falls increasingly behind the times.

"There is a lie without a backer, it seems;" and he looked round on all the company with his calm superior eye.

It was two o'clock before "Dutchy" Mack's backer threw the sponge into the air, and three before they reached the city.

But Paul would not give up, and he had a good backer in Wallace.

Lin, in some way known only to herself, had fathomed Alfred's plans; she even knew the backer's name.

Not all of us can bring to mind immediately the names Qutif and De Backer that are needed to find the references.

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