backer

Also used as

backer is also the comparative form of back.

Examples of backer in a sentence

• Stein hopes to capitalize on the presence of Sanders backers who won’t back Clinton.
• Most Sanders backers say they’ll vote for Clinton, and she’s hit turbulence over her flirtation with vaxers.
• Saudi Arabia has powerful backers on the Council, including the United States.

All 17 example sentences with backer

Forms of backer

Plural of backer: backers

Origin of backer

From back + -er.

* As a German (Bäcker) and occasionally Danish surname, variant of Becker. Compare also Baecker. * As a Dutch and occasionally Norwegian surname, variant of Bakker. Compare also DeBacker. * As an English surname, variant of Baker.

Words formed from backer

• backerboard
• backer-up

Phrases with backer

• backer board
• backer boards

Questions about backer

What does backer mean?

Backer means one who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

What part of speech is backer?

Backer can be a noun or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce backer?

Backer is pronounced /ˈbækɚ/.

What is the plural of backer?

The plural of backer is backers.