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backer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English back Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English backer From back + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

Forms

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Deriveds

backerboard · backer-up

Translations (8)

is stuðningsmaður (one who backs) · af borg (one who backs) · ota آرقه (one who backs) · mi kaitautoko (one who backs) · ota دستك (one who backs) · fi tukija (one who backs) · la assensor (one who backs) · bg поддръжник (one who backs)

backer en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of back: more back
    form of back
    • /eɪ/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /ɪ/. 2005, Martin J. Ball, Nicole Müller, Phonetics for Communication Disorders, page 174: