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Antonyms for backer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bak-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæk ər


Definition of backer

Origin :
  • "supporter," 1580s, agent noun from back (v.).
  • noun supporter
Example sentences :
  • The backer was a reliable man and asked for a fair run for his money.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I'll take two to one The Dutchman gets it," said a backer of that horse.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "That's what the Public are up against in this game," sneered the backer of Lucretia.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • He was fond of Szczepanik and Szczepanik's backer, Mr. Kleinburg.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Do you suppose that we—my backer and I—shall run the risk for nothing?
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 » by Various
  • "I'll have to take that bet," said the backer of the Rovers.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • The speaker was Casper Silence, backer of the Rovers baseball team.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • But he procured a backer and took out a company of minstrels.
  • Extract from : « Nat Goodwin's Book » by Nat C. Goodwin
  • If she were indeed the subject of a challenge she most admirably flattered her backer.
  • Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
  • Be my backer in this enterprise and let the future wipe out the mistakes of the past.
  • Extract from : « The Long Chance » by Peter B. Kyne

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