backer
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
backer (plural backers)
- 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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one who backs
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
backer
- (phonetics) comparative form of back: more back
- 2005, Martin J. Ball, Nicole Müller, Phonetics for Communication Disorders, page 174:
- /eɪ/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /ɪ/.