backer

See also: Backer and Bäcker

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbækə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ækə(r)

Etymology 1

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.
Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

backer

  1. (phonetics) comparative form of back: more back
    • Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller (2005), Phonetics for communication disorders, p. 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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