backer

B3A1C3K5E1R1
/ˈbækɚ/

noun

One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

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angel
OriginEnglish back ← Middle English bak ← Old English bæc →
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Meanings

backer1

nounbacker (plural backers)

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.

backer2

adjective
  1. comparativehuman sciencescomparative form of back: more back

    /eɪ/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /ɪ/.

    2005, Martin J. Ball, Nicole Müller, Phonetics for Communication Disorders, page 174

Backer3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who provides financial support for some venture

Similar
angel
Broader
patronsponsorsupporter
Also see
angelfavorer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

backer · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Englishbacker

From back + -er.

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Backer · proper noun

* As a German (Bäcker) and occasionally Danish surname, variant of Becker. Compare also Baecker. * As a Dutch and occasionally Norwegian surname, variant of Bakker. Compare also DeBacker. * As an English surname, variant of Baker.

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Translations

Afrikaans borg
  • borgone who backs
Bulgarian поддръжник
  • поддръжник (poddrăžnik)one who backs
Finnish tukija
  • tukijaone who backs
Icelandic stuðningsmaður
  • stuðningsmaðurone who backs
Latin assensor
  • assensorone who backs
Māori kaitautoko
  • kaitautokoone who backs

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reback
Cite this entry
APA

backer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backer

MLA

“backer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backer.

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