BACKER Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

backer

noun

Definition of backer

as in supporter

a person who actively supports or favors a cause backers of prison reform held a rally in front of the statehouse

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as in sponsor

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing all financial backers will be expected to offer some input into the company's decisions

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as in ally

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf

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Recent Examples of backer More than $8 million in contributions came from nonprofit Michelson Center for Public Policy and its president, Gary Michelson, the chief backer of the proposition. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 But for as long as the law remains in place, Pride backers expect to lose Miami Beach’s government as a high-profile partner of the event. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Though there were pockets of support for her, there wasn’t a wave of backers in the same way as for Macklemore and Ruffalo. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Across the laminate range, the membrane can be paired with recycled or otherwise selected face and backer fabrics and a durable water-repellent finish. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Deferring the start of the lease extends its end date, too, guaranteeing longer cash flows for its financial backers. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026 But backers of the tax credits are trying to highlight broad support across the industry and across party lines, while emphasizing the benefits to below-the-line crew members. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 For now, Rodríguez has in Trump her main and unexpected backer. — Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Sinclair confessed that his only direct experience with the motion picture business was as the financial backer of Sergei Eisenstein’s Thunder Over Mexico (1933), a documentary ethnography of Mexican peasant life. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backer

Noun

Nixon embodies that for people, Dunn said, adding that her authenticity also attracts supporters.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Finally, supporters of the industry’s decisions contend that employers and venues have legitimate responsibilities to protect audiences and employees from hate speech, regardless of an entertainer’s race or gender.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of supporter

Noun

Gucci is the newest Sentinel Sponsor and exclusive fashion partner for the Albies, joining sponsors Charlotte Tilbury Beauty and Microsoft.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
In August, Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, helping paving the way for the latest step in drawing closer to the current government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponsor

Noun

The conflict began on Wednesday when Tigrayan forces and their allies seized three local airports and launched attacks against federal troops in Afar and Amhara.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Trump already faces opposition to the Iran war among many in his own Republican Party, but trying to find a face-saving way to end it quickly could anger allies, too.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of ally

Noun

But the apps’ creators and proponents argued the apps were simply a way for users to avoid contact with law enforcement and bore little difference in how Apple and Google maps let users alert others to police speed traps.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
The bulk of the money raised by the proponents of Proposition 40, which would enact a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets, appears to have been spent on gathering signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

Turner’s patron Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro commissioned the painting, which later entered the collection of Archibald Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, who went on to serve as British prime minister.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Rome, from Mount Aventine was commissioned by Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar, one of Turner’s most important patrons and an executor of his will.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

As violent crime has declined in the years following the pandemic, domestic homicides were one of the few categories that were on the rise in 2025, sparking calls to action from law enforcement officials and advocates.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Einbinder and Sarandon have been among the most vocal advocates for the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s years-long bombardment of Gaza.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026