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backgrounder

backgrounder noun: a briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.

Noun

backgrounder (plural backgrounders)

  1. (US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
    • One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.
  2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
    • […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]1996, Ron Goldberg, Multimedia Producer's Bible, page 284
  3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

Forms of backgrounder

pluralbackgrounders

Origin of backgrounder

From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

Questions about backgrounder

What does backgrounder mean?
Backgrounder means a briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
What part of speech is backgrounder?
Backgrounder is a noun.
What is the plural of backgrounder?
The plural of backgrounder is backgrounders.

Words near backgrounder in the dictionary

  1. background-check
  2. background-checked
  3. background-checking
  4. background-checks
  5. backgrounded
  6. backgrounder
  7. backgrounders
  8. backgrounding
  9. backgroundings
  10. backgrounds
  11. backgroundy

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