Backer Definition

băkər
backers
noun
backers
One that backs a person, group, or enterprise.
Financial backers of a ballet company.
American Heritage
A person who supports or gives help, as to a protégé or undertaking; patron; sponsor.
Webster's New World
One who bets on a contestant.
American Heritage
A person who bets on a contestant.
Webster's New World
One who provides or works with backs or backing.
American Heritage
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adjective

(phonetics) Comparative form of back: more back.

Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller (2005), Phonetics for communication disorders, p. 174:/eɪ/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /ɪ/.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Cornelis Andries Backer (1874-1963).

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Other Word Forms of Backer

Noun

Singular:
backer
Plural:
backers

Origin of Backer

  • back +‎ -er

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