backer

See also: Backer and Bäcker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ækə(r)

Etymology 1

back +‎ -er

Noun

backer ‎(plural backers)

1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

Translations

one who backs

• Bulgarian: поддръжник (bg) ‎(poddrǎžnik)

• Icelandic: stuðningsmaður m
• Maori: kaitautoko

Etymology 2

Adjective

backer

1. (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/.