Hypertext Webster Gateway: "backer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Backer \Back"er\, n.
One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a
person or thing in a contest.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
backer
n : invests in a theatrical production [syn: {angel}]
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