backer
noun
a person who supports or aids a person, cause, enterprise, etc.
backers
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pluralof backer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI was founded in part because its backers, including first investor Elon Musk, feared that AI's development would end up in the hands of Google, which they believed could not be trusted with the technology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Musk had unusual demands for Boring’s investors, which include a slew of his longtime backers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The round was led by new investors Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, alongside existing backers that included Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir, Cognition said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But there was broad political consensus that cuts would be wrong – just 5% of Labour voters, 7% of Conservatives and 11% of Reform UK backers said they supported cuts to those payments.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
