Greenbacker

English edit

Etymology edit

greenback +‎ -er

Noun edit

Greenbacker (plural Greenbackers)

(historical, US) A member of the Greenback Party, who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments (see Specie Payment Resumption Act).

References edit

“Greenbacker”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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