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单词 backer
释义
backer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæk.ər/us
/ˈbæk.ɚ/
someone who givesfinancialsupportto something:
资助人，赞助人
We needfinancialbackersfortheproject.我们需要有人资助这项工程。
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
someone who gives something
  • giverWomen are the primary gift givers in households.
  • donorOne anonymous donor contributed $1 million.
  • benefactorPip is told he has a mysterious benefactor and is going to be very well off.
  • philanthropistThe philanthropist has given a large chunk of his fortune to good causes.
  • sponsorLondon Fashion Week is funded by corporate sponsors.
  • backerThey were lucky to find two wealthy backers.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Investing money
  • bet
  • bet big onsomething/someoneidiom
  • capitalize
  • co-investor
  • discretionary
  • divestiture
  • divestment
  • endow
  • ethical
  • hedge fund
  • investor
  • mature
  • microfinance
  • paysomethingin
  • pension plan
  • plough
  • plough intosomething/someone
  • protect
  • pumpsomethingintosomething
  • speculate
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(Definition ofbackerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

backer| American Dictionary

backer
noun[C]
us
/ˈbæk·ər/
apersonwho givessupportto someone or something withmoneyor words:
We'll needfinancialbackers to do this.
(Definition ofbackerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

backer| Business English

backer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbækər/us
FINANCE
apersonorcompanythatprovidessupportfor something or someone,especiallyfinancialsupport:
The project's backersbelievethat fund-raising should not be aproblem.
Theclubwasdesperatelyseekingnewfinancialbackers.
(Definition ofbackerfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbacker

backer
Since the concessions to corporate backers were minimal, sponsorship effectively became free money for the promoters as well as for the bands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These candidates and their associational backers converged on similar critiques of state policies; prominent among these was the handling of the debt crisis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He did so by condemning their backers as 'presbyterians ' and explicitly aligning them with these authors.
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The fire that rid the opera's backers of this albatross was, we might say, remarkably convenient for them.
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Some money may come from legitimate business activities or private savings, or from constituency backers.
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Here the attempt to convert backers of the opposition party through a strategy of incorporation bore fruit.
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The motives of his backers were hardly more edifying, moved as they evidently were by a mixture of political ambition and cupidity.
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However, theoretical and empirical analysis of the capacity of community organisations (and hence of donor, microfinance and private sector backers) to respond to this challenge is lacking.
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More probably, it represents a scaled-back plan developed after the scheme's backers had done some hard thinking about the 'estimate' of £150,000.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bishops, bookmakers, backers, and newspapers all buzz most terribly, and sometimes disconcertingly in unison, when the words "betting legislation" are mentioned.
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It offers exceptional opportunities for profit to the promoters, and there are exceptional lures for thebacker.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There have been the owners, breeders and trainers, and there have been the bookmakers and the backers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Regular backers of horses prefer to bet with bookmakers.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We want to act quickly to dispel any doubts that there may be in the minds of potential backers of local authority partnership schemes.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Ownership at the end of the contract period will depend upon the arrangements made by the contractor with his financialbacker.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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