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backer

American  
[bak-er] / ˈbæk ər /

noun

  1. a person who supports or aids a person, cause, enterprise, etc.

    Synonyms:
    helper, aide, guarantor, sponsor, supporter

  2. a person who bets on a competitor in a race or contest.

  3. canvas or other material used for backing.

backer British  
/ ˈbækə /

noun

  1. a person who gives financial or other support

  2. 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

Etymology

Origin of backer

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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