Definition of "backer" []

• One that backs a person, group, or enterprise: financial backers of a ballet company. (noun)
• One who bets on a contestant. (noun)
• One who provides or works with backs or backing. (noun)

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• "Another title backer could come on board as well to take over from the departing Saxo Bank."
• "Another title backer could come on board as well to take over from the departing Saxo"
• "Swan becomes the title backer for Shaun Muir Racing as they set their sights on the 2010 British Superbike Championship title"