backer n : invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækə(r)

Noun

1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

Translations

• Icelandic: stuðningsmaður

Backer as a Norwegian surname can refer to:

• Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907), Norwegian pianist and composer
• Augustin de Backer (1809–1873), Roman Catholic bibliographer
• Brian Backer (born 1956), American actor
• Harriet Backer (1845-1932), Norwegian painter
• Jacob de Backer (c. 1555 – c. 1585), Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman
• Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609-1651), Dutch painter
• Lars Backer (1892-1930), Norwegian architect
• P. A. Backer (1940-1993), Malayalam film directors

surname nocat

Dionysus, Maecenas, Samaritan, Santa Claus, abettor, acquaintance, admirer, advocate, aficionado, aid, aider, ally, almoner, almsgiver, alter ego, angel, apologist, assignor, assister, awarder, befriender, benefactor, benefactress, benefiter, best friend, bestower, bettor, bosom friend, brother, buff, casual acquaintance, champion, cheerful giver, close acquaintance, close friend, conferrer, confidant, confidante, consignor, contributor, defender, dependence, donator, donor, encourager, endorser, exponent, fairy godmother, familiar, fan, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, feoffor, financer, friend, friend at court, funder, giver, good Samaritan, good person, grantor, grubstaker, guarantor, help, helper, helping hand, imparter, inseparable friend, intimate, investor, jack-at-a-pinch, lady bountiful, lover, mainstay, maintainer, meal ticket, ministering angel, ministrant, neighbor, other self, paranymph, partisan, patron, patroness, philanthropist, pickup, presenter, promoter, protagonist, punter, reliance, repository, second, seconder, sectary, settler, sider, sponsor, staker, stalwart, standby, subscriber, succorer, sugar daddy, support, supporter, surety, sustainer, sympathizer, testate, testator, testatrix, underwriter, upholder, votary, vouchsafer, well-wisher