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 an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

Translations

one who backs

• Bulgarian: поддръжник (bg) (poddrǎžnik)
• Icelandic: stuðningsmaður m
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• Latin: assensor 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/.

Anagrams

• reback