noun
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a person who gives financial or other support
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a person who bets on a competitor or contestant
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Origin of backer
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The United States is Taiwan's most important security backer and biggest arms supplier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
SEIU-UHW West is the primary backer of Californians for Responsible Healthcare and the Yes on 44 campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was an early backer of the AI lab DeepMind and served on its board before it was acquired by Google in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Private equity backer TSG, which took a 22% stake in the brewer in 2017, is set to lose £27.6m.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
“They’re like company-specific AI labs,” with the ETFs holding shares of their partners or backers, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The ad buy is six figures but could grow, according to its backers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
New backers include Stony Creek Capital, a semiconductor-focused private-equity firm, people with knowledge of the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The bill’s backers insist that AM radio cannot vanish from the dashboard because it’s critical during emergencies.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the United States as in Europe, many of Darwin’s most ardent backers were successful tradespeople whose hobby was butterfly or beetle collecting.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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