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backer

backer

73 3.0
Someone, company or group who gives money to help a project
  • noun
  • /ˈbækər/
translation icon : financiador
  • Pretty canny really, offering potential backers a share of the profits.
  • a financial backer
  • a staunch backer
  • a key backer

His pitch to backers, financial backers, would be very simple.

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Examples

  • He found a backer for his restaurant?

    Think Like a Man (2012)

  • We're saying that the expedition is being financed by a wealthy backer who wants to remain anonymous.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Yeah, well, what we need is a backer.

    10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

  • The magazine, though tiny, paid her a good salary; its backer needed the tax loss.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Now we're having a backers party to raise some more money.

    Ed Wood (1994)

  • The creator sets a fundraising goal, and backers can pledge money to her project.

    Academic text (2017)

  • If I don't close this deal, my backers in New York are never gonna give me another penny.

    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)

  • Since 1985, the UGT has been a solid backer of the PS.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Germans and the Japanese, major financial backers of Moon Station, had sent their Ministers of Technologic Research.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The filmmaker was thrilled when a wealthy backer agreed to fund her new project.

Synonyms

donor
vsbacker
230 3.0

A person who gives money or things to help a charity

is specifically about providing financial backing to projects or causes
contributor
vsbacker
74 3.2

A person who gives money to a charity or project

is broader, including ongoing or formal financial support roles
patron
vsbacker
61 3.5

A person who gives money or other help to support people, groups and causes

is narrower, centring on funding projects, businesses, or causes
angel
vsbacker
  • Jargon
53 6.1

A person who gives money to help a new business start

covers support for projects and causes beyond just business ventures
benefactor
vsbacker
46 4.6

A person who gives money or help to others

focuses especially on giving financial support to projects or causes
funder
vsbacker
16 3.7

A person or group that gives money to support a project

gives financial support more generally to projects, businesses, or causes
cosponsor
vsbacker
4 3.9

A person or group who joins others to pay for things like events and bills

can also provide independent financial support rather than only joint sponsorship
co-sponsor
vsbacker
3.6

A person or group that helps pay for and organize an event

is not limited to joint or organizational support and can act alone

Compounds

taker-backer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who takes help or credit but does not help others

How Supportive

benefactor
46 4.6
backer
73 3.0
contributor
74 3.2
donor
230 3.0

Surface Forms

backer singular
backers plural

Morphology

backer = back (transparent) = back + er

Agentive -er added to the verb 'back' to denote a person who gives support; meaning is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Backer comes from the word back, which means 'to support' someone by standing behind them, as in backup. So a backer is a person or group who gives help, often money, to make a project succeed.