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Dictionary: back·er   (băk'ər) pronunciation
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.

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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.

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n

Definition: supporter
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, opposer


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: invests in a theatrical production
  Synonym: angel


Translations: Backer
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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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De Baker (family name)
champion
adversary

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