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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Backer \Back"er\ (b[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
     One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a
     person or thing in a contest.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Backer \Back"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a
     person or thing in a contest.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  backer
       n : invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  backer
     n.
     One who, or that which, back#Verbs; especially one who backs an
  entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
     a.
     (lb en phonetics) (en-comparative of: back)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Backer
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Cornelis
  Andries Backer (1874-1963).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  backer
     n.
     One who, or that which, back#Verbs; especially one who backs an
  entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
     a.
     (lb en phonetics) (en-comparative of: back)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  backer
     n.
     One who, or that which, back#Verbs; especially one who backs an
  entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
     a.
     (lb en phonetics) (en-comparative of: back)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Backer
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Cornelis
  Andries Backer (1874-1963).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  backer
     n.
     One who, or that which, back#Verbs; especially one who backs an
  entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
     a.
     (lb en phonetics) (en-comparative of: back)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Backer
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Cornelis
  Andries Backer (1874-1963).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  backer
     Englanti n.
     tukija, sponsori, takuumies

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Backer /bˈakə/
  المؤيّد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  backer //ˈbækɚ// 
  поддръжник
  one who backs

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  podporovatel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  backer /bˈakə/ 
  stoupenec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  Steigbügelhalter , Steigbügelhalterin  [pej.]
     Synonym: supporter
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  Unterstützer , Förderer 
           Note: von jdm.
     Synonym: supporter
  
   see: supporters, backers, financial backer
  
           Note: of sb.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  Wettspieler bei Pferderennen
   see: bettor, better, staker, bettors, betters, stakers, among bettors
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  backer /bˈakə/ 
  1. सहारा~देनेवाला

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  1. csendestárs
  2. támogató

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  backer /ˈbækə/ 
    sponsor, protektor

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  backer /bˈakə/
  1. arka, yardım eden kimse, tarafını tutan kimse
  2. yarışta bir ata para koyan kimse.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Backer
  Backer

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbækɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "backer":
     Dionysus, Maecenas, Samaritan, Santa Claus, abettor, acquaintance,
     admirer, advocate, aficionado, aid, aider, ally, almoner,
     almsgiver, alter ego, angel, apologist, assignor, assister,
     awarder, befriender, benefactor, benefactress, benefiter,
     best friend, bestower, bettor, bosom friend, brother, buff,
     casual acquaintance, champion, cheerful giver, close acquaintance,
     close friend, conferrer, confidant, confidante, consignor,
     contributor, defender, dependence, donator, donor, encourager,
     endorser, exponent, fairy godmother, familiar, fan, favorer,
     fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, feoffor, financer, friend,
     friend at court, funder, giver, good Samaritan, good person,
     grantor, grubstaker, guarantor, help, helper, helping hand,
     imparter, inseparable friend, intimate, investor, jack-at-a-pinch,
     lady bountiful, lover, mainstay, maintainer, meal ticket,
     ministering angel, ministrant, neighbor, other self, paranymph,
     partisan, patron, patroness, philanthropist, pickup, presenter,
     promoter, protagonist, punter, reliance, repository, second,
     seconder, sectary, settler, sider, sponsor, staker, stalwart,
     standby, subscriber, succorer, sugar daddy, support, supporter,
     surety, sustainer, sympathizer, testate, testator, testatrix,
     underwriter, upholder, votary, vouchsafer, well-wisher
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 援助者,支持者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 援助者,支持者

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