backer

noun

Definition of backernext
1
as in supporter
a person who actively supports or favors a cause backers of prison reform held a rally in front of the statehouse

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2
as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing all financial backers will be expected to offer some input into the company's decisions

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3
as in ally
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backer
  1. supporter
  2. sponsor
  3. ally
  4. proponent
  5. patron
  6. advocate
  7. exponent
Noun
  • An intelligence bulletin from the New York Police Department obtained by ABC News indicated that ISIS supporters did celebrate the attack online.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Online, foreign terror organizations and supporter groups had released multiple videos calling for violence during the winter holidays, specifically New Year's celebrations, the bulletin said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of supporter
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  • Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer was even a ring mat sponsor throughout the night.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Audible is a sponsor of the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of sponsor
Noun
  • But Trump and his allies have shown little sympathy for that argument.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In October, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced a new critical minerals marketplace with U.S. allies to pull capacity on mineral processing and refinement away from China.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of ally
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  • Sports Letters to Sports: ‘Tis the season for meaningless bowl games Dec. 21, 2024 Klatt is a proponent of starting the college football season a week earlier, with the Army-Navy game as the kickoff event.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In fact, Asche is a big proponent of both for their ability to support the muscles through soreness while reducing inflammation and oxidative stress.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponent
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  • The work stoppage has spurred social media complaints of long lines, closures and delays from patrons on costly ski trips.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Israel's strategy of attrition shows signs of success, demonstrated by the destruction of Hamas' leadership and infrastructure in Gaza, as well as the implosion of both Hezbollah and its primary patron in the Near East—the Assad regime.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of patron
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  • Post Post Share Save Buy Copies Print Over the past 25 years executives have become fervent advocates of learning, calling it an imperative, career insurance, and the only source of competitive advantage.
    Gianpiero Petriglieri, Harvard Business Review, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Most notably, the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president means there will be a new National Labor Relations Board general counsel, whose current GC, Jennifer Abruzzo, is a strong advocate of D-I college athletes as employees and having the right to unionize.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of advocate
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  • Hussain was considered the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that’s the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The special relationship was never quite as special as its most passionate exponents liked to maintain.
    Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
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