backer

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See also: Backer and Bäcker

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -ækɚ

Etymology 1

From back +‎ -er.

Noun

backer (plural backers)

  1. 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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Etymology 2

Adjective

backer

  1. (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/.

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