backer
n.a person or organization that gives money or support to a project, business, or candidate.
n.a person or entity that provides financial or moral support to a cause, enterprise, or individual.
“The project needs a new backer to continue.”
“The startup secured a major backer who provided the capital needed for international expansion.”
“Without the sustained commitment of its primary backer, the charitable foundation would have been unable to weather the recent economic downturn.”
“Among those she named was British billionaire Christopher Harborne, a Thailand-based businessman, who is one of Reform's biggest backers.”
“He is loyal to Badenoch and was one of her first backers for leader in 2024.”
* 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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.