backer

back·er  (bkr)

n.

1. One that backs a person, group, or enterprise: financial backers of a ballet company.

2. One who bets on a contestant.

3. One who provides or works with backs or backing.

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backer [ˈbækə]

n

1. a person who gives financial or other support

2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a person who bets on a competitor or contestant

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

backer - invests in a theatrical production   angel sponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something

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backer

noun

1. supporter, second, ally, angel (informal), patron, promoter, subscriber, underwriter, helper, benefactor I was looking for a backer to assist me in the attempted buy-out.

2. advocate, supporter, patron, sponsor, promoter, protagonist He became a backer of reform at the height of the crisis.

Translations

backer [ˈbækəʳ] N

1. (Comm) (= guarantor) → fiador(a) m/f; (= financier) → promotor(a) m/f, patrocinador(a) m/f

2. (Pol) (= supporter) → partidario/a m/f

3. (= one who bets) → apostante mf

backer [ˈbækə^r] n (= supporter) [person, scheme] → partisan m; (financially) → commanditaire m
financial backer → commanditaire m

backer

n

(= supporter) his backers → (diejenigen,) die ihn unterstützen

(Betting) → Wettende(r) mf

(Comm) → Geldgeber(in) m(f)

backer [ˈbækəʳ] n (supporter) → fautore/trice, sostenitore/trice (Comm) → finanziatore/trice