backer
[bak-er]
- a 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.
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Origin of backer
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Contemporary Examples
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.
Backer says he relishes the idea of the issue going to court.
Hillary’s SuperPAC War Proves Yet Again That Campaign Finance Needs a FixMichelle Cottle
January 28, 2014
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 FixMichelle Cottle
January 28, 2014
Ironically, Hezbollah and its backer Iran have not always had an antagonistic relationship with al-Qaeda.
“Everyone talks about the Tea Party as though it dragged the Republican Party to the right,” Backer told me.
Historical Examples
The backer was a reliable man and asked for a fair run for his money.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"I'll take two to one The Dutchman gets it," said a backer of that horse.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"That's what the Public are up against in this game," sneered the backer of Lucretia.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
He was fond of Szczepanik and Szczepanik's backer, Mr. Kleinburg.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
Do you suppose that we—my backer and I—shall run the risk for nothing?
backer
- a person who gives financial or other support
- a person who bets on a competitor or contestant
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Word Origin and History for backer
n.
"supporter," 1580s, agent noun from back (v.).
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