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backer
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.backerbacker - invests in a theatrical production  
sponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something

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


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