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Definition of backer:
Synonyms:
holy man, hierophant, aid, meal ticket, friend, protagonist, espouser, Indian giver, high priest, contributor, underwriter, a good/bad/big etc. tipper, champion, payer, adherent, expounder, white knight, advocator, paladin, source, disciple, donor, guaranty, proponent, apostle, law, help, true believer, tub-thumper, gospeler, promoter, holy person, patron, surety, advocate, guarantor, supplier, support, supporter, saint, study at sponsor, ally, sympathizer, fellow traveler, herald, bedfellow, booster, sponsor, sponsor, patron, angel, confederate, paymaster, partisan.
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assistant (part of speech: noun)
- attorney,
- patsy,
- abettor,
- henchman,
- hireling,
- aide-de-camp,
- proxy,
- junior,
- benefactor,
- associate,
- acolyte,
- underling,
- functionary,
- flunky,
- ancillary,
- accessory,
- chaperone,
- auxiliary,
- attendant,
- accomplice,
- helpmate,
- adjunct,
- agent,
- helper,
- servant,
- employee,
- aide,
- laborer,
- aider,
- stooge,
- minion,
- partner,
- subordinate,
- lieutenant,
- follower,
- assistant,
- deputy,
- menial,
- second,
- extra
Usage examples:
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But in a modified version, it has become the germ of a theory of heredity of which J. T. Cunningham, of Oxford, is the chief backer.
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Thus did Mr. Twist artfully obtain a free hand as financial backer of The Open Arms.
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This is his house, you know, and he is the financial backer of Manton Pictures, yet there seems to be an undercurrent of friction between Manton and himself.