backgrounder

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noun

A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.

“One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.”

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Meanings

nounbackgrounder (plural backgrounders)

plural backgrounders

  1. USA briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.

    One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.

  2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.

    […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]

    1996, Ron Goldberg, Multimedia Producer's Bible, page 284
  3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

Origin

From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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