backer
backer
Definition
backer (bak′ər)
noun
- a person who supports or gives help, as to a protégé or undertaking; patron; sponsor
- a person who bets on a contestant
backer
Synonyms
backer
n.
backer
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- no-fault: Light trucks to insurer they will backer of no-fault much about all.
Converse of object
- attract: A business plan that resembles a short novel is not the way to attract backers.
- find: Few working class women would find the millionaire backers to pay their legal bills.
- have: Aside from the military he has strong backers from the Chinese communities in the country.
- get: French Neddie: This time we've got a British backer.
- seek: And they are seeking financial backers to take the idea to market.
- become: Scottish Screen had already become the film's major backer with £ 500,000 of lottery cash.
Adjective modifier
- wealthy: During the event, held in Gloucester on October 18 last year, more than £ 50,000 was raised by wealthy backers.
- financial: Unlike the mainstream parties we do not have rich financial backers.
- favorite: For years bookies were ripping off favorite backers on the all weather.
- potential: For much of the day they have been talking to potential backers about their new venture capital fund called Social Brokers.
- corporate: Its job is to promote city academies to potential corporate backers.
- big: Such a law is anathema to Arnold's neo-liberal big business backers, the very ones that Blair is inviting into the British NHS.
Modifies a noun
- board: Tile backer boards are ideal for laying underfloor heating on also.
Noun used with modifier
- millionaire: Few working class women would find the millionaire backers to pay their legal bills.
- equity: Previously the company had been majority owned by private equity backers.
- venture: The deal made record returns for venture capital backers â Scottish Development Finance ( SDF ).
- capital: The deal made record returns for venture capital backers â Scottish Development Finance ( SDF ).
- business: Such a law is anathema to Arnold's neo-liberal big business backers, the very ones that Blair is inviting into the British NHS.
- money: The leagues have enabled us to move up and contrary to other's beliefs we have not done it on big money backers.
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