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backer

/ˈbækə(r)/noun

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समर्थक, (आर्थिक) सहायता देने वाला, पूँजी लगाने वाला

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a person or company that gives support to somebody or something, especially financial support

    समर्थक, (आर्थिक) सहायता देने वाला, पूँजी लगाने वाला

    • The film could not be made until the producers found a backer.
    • The new start-up has some powerful backers in Bengaluru.
    • She is one of the strongest backers of the reform.
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    • The team lost its main backer and had to cut its budget.
    • Investors and backers praised the founder's bold plan.
    • He is a loyal backer of the local football club.

    Synonyms sponsor supporter investor patron financier

    Opposite opponent critic

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

backer of / behind sth

Use of or behind to say which plan, team or project the backer supports. It names the person or company, usually one who pays.

'Of' या 'behind' से बताया जाता है कि backer किस योजना, टीम या परियोजना का समर्थन करता है। यह उस व्यक्ति या कंपनी का नाम है, जो प्रायः पैसा लगाती है।

  • The film's backers withdrew before shooting began.
  • Who is the main backer behind the new school?

backer (countable noun)

Backer is countable. A project can have one backer or many backers, so check whether the verb is singular or plural.

Backer countable है। एक परियोजना के एक या कई backers हो सकते हैं, इसलिए verb के singular या plural होने पर ध्यान दें।

  • A wealthy backer paid for the team's new kit.
  • Her backers are confident that she will win.

back + sb / sth (the related verb)

The verb back means to support. Its doer is called a backer, and the thing supported follows the verb directly.

Verb 'back' का अर्थ समर्थन करना है। ऐसा करने वाला backer कहलाता है और जिसका समर्थन हो, वह verb के ठीक बाद आता है।

  • Several banks agreed to back the start-up.
  • The team's sponsor has backed the youth league for years.

financial / political backer

An adjective before backer tells the kind of support: money, votes, or influence.

Backer से पहले का adjective समर्थन का प्रकार बताता है: धन, मत या प्रभाव।

  • The candidate thanked her political backers.
  • The festival lost its main financial backer.
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adjective + backer

financialwealthyinfluentialmainearly

  • The start-up's early backers made a good profit.

Adjective से backer का प्रकार स्पष्ट होता है।

verb + backer

findloseattractthankrely on

  • The organisers are trying to find a new backer for the match.

Backer को खोजा, खोया या धन्यवाद दिया जाता है।

backer + of / behind

of the projectof the teambehind the schemebehind the film

  • The mayor was the backer behind the library.

Of और behind दोनों सही हैं।

backer + verb

pull outwithdrawinveststand by

  • The main backer pulled out at the last moment.
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  • A local businessman became the backer of the village cricket club.

एक स्थानीय व्यापारी गाँव के क्रिकेट क्लब का समर्थक बन गया।

  • Without a backer, the young director could not make her film.

बिना किसी backer के युवा निर्देशिका अपनी फिल्म नहीं बना सकी।

  • The party's wealthy backers paid for the election campaign.

पार्टी के धनी समर्थकों ने चुनाव अभियान का खर्च उठाया।

  • Radhika's backers believe her research will help farmers.

राधिका के समर्थक मानते हैं कि उसका शोध किसानों के काम आएगा।

  • The trust is the chief backer of the scholarship for poor students.

यह ट्रस्ट गरीब विद्यार्थियों की छात्रवृत्ति का मुख्य समर्थक है।

  • The league lost its backers after the scandal.

घोटाले के बाद लीग ने अपने समर्थक खो दिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Backer, sponsor and supporter all help someone, but they differ in what they give and what they expect.

Backer, sponsor और supporter तीनों किसी की सहायता करते हैं, पर वे क्या देते हैं और क्या चाहते हैं, इसमें अंतर है।

backer

A person or company that supports a plan, usually with money or influence.

वह व्यक्ति या कंपनी जो किसी योजना का समर्थन करती है, प्रायः धन या प्रभाव से।

  • The film found a backer.

sponsor

Pays for an event or team, usually in return for advertising.

किसी आयोजन या टीम का खर्च उठाता है, प्रायः विज्ञापन के बदले।

  • A tea company is the match sponsor.

supporter

Someone who likes and encourages a person or team; money is not necessary.

वह जो किसी व्यक्ति या टीम को पसंद और प्रोत्साहित करता है; धन आवश्यक नहीं।

  • He is a loyal supporter of the club.
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