BACKERS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

backers

noun

plural of backer

as in supporters

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 sponsors

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 allies

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 backers Proposition 45’s backers had hoped that construction labor unions, whose members would seemingly stand to benefit from an increase in new building in California, would join their campaign. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Correspondent Jo Ling Kent examines whether the measure would deliver the benefits its backers promise — and why some progressives oppose it. — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The move, orchestrated by Everett to satisfy the demands of the company’s top-dollar backers, cheats Michael out of his stock options and equity in the company. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Build Relationships With Financial Backers Build strong relationships with your business banker and other financial backers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Anthropic hasn’t filed its S-1 yet, but one of its early backers is already predicting the biggest IPO ever. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Now dbbeats, a sleep tech startup spun off from LG Electronics in 2024, is back with a follow-up shaped by feedback from more than 3,000 first-gen backers and users. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Crowley and his backers have tried to hammer Tiffany on his loyalty to Trump, his past support for the war in Iran, high tariffs and soaring gas prices. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Set to premiere in March 2027, the show was co-produced by SkyShowtime, TV4 in Sweden, with regional backers Film i Skåne, Film i Dalarna and Filmpool Nord. — Annika Pham, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
An hour before a ball was even kicked on Sunday afternoon, the beating of drums and chanting from the River Guard supporters group could be heard loud and clear from the locker rooms at the Boas Soccer Complex.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporters

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Chen will receive support from Chanel, the festival’s long-term Grand Partner; new Grand Partner le19M and its 10 maisons d’art; and grants from sponsors including the Atelier des Matières, Supima, and newcomer Watteau, the visual content hub.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
While investors get paid, the practice of private equity sponsors adding more debt to companies — known as dividend recapitalizations — risks weakening their ability to invest or weather future downturns in trading.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponsors

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That could explain why spinning galaxies can be held together without needing an extra source of gravity from dark matter, its proponents have argued.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Peptide proponents argue that shoddy manufacturing — not the peptides — causes harm.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponents

Noun

Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

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In March 2026, two presidential commissions recommended that the evictions continue in order to protect wildlife, in a process that included few Maasai, Indigenous peoples’ advocates at the Oakland Institute reported.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
That's one reason Levin, along with many other public school advocates, continues to push back against the tax credit.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

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