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backgrounder en · NOUN

Etymology

From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

Meanings

1. (US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
   • One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.
2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
   • […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […] 1996, Ron Goldberg, Multimedia Producer's Bible, page 284:
3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

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