backer

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noun

1. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example: benefactor, contributor, friend, patron, sponsor, supporter. Informal angel. See help/harm/harmless.
2. One who assumes financial responsibility for another: guarantor, guaranty, sponsor, surety, underwriter. Informal angel. See law, support/oppose.

n

Definition: supporter
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, opposer

For a list of words related to backer, see:

• Employers, Employees, and Business People - backer: supporter, sponsor, or provider of funds
• Actors, Characters, and Theater People - backer: investor in production

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - støtte, bagmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
geldschieter, wedder

Français (French)
n. - parieur, (Pol) partisan, (Comm) commanditaire, (Fin) donneur (d'aval), (Théât) mécène

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geldgeber, Wetter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποστηρικτής, χρηματοδότης, τριτεγγυητής, παίκτης ιπποδρόμου, φόδρα παπουτσιού

Italiano (Italian)
difensore, scommettitore

idioms:

• financial backer    finanziatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - financiador (m), partidário (m), apostador (m)

idioms:

• financial backer    financiador (m)

Русский (Russian)
сторонник

idioms:

• financial backer    спонсор

Español (Spanish)
n. - patrocinador, favorecedor, partidario, apostador, apostante, jugador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vadhållare, understödjare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
援助者, 支持者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 援助者, 支持者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후원자, 돈을 거는 사람, 받치는 물건

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 支える人, 裏書人, 後援者, 支持物

idioms:

• financial backer    財政後援者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مساند مؤازر مراهن على, ممول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהמר, מממן, תומך‬

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