See backer in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example:
benefactor, contributor, friend, patron, sponsor, supporter. (Informal) angel. See helpOne who assumes financial responsibility for another:
guarantor, guaranty, sponsor, surety, underwriter. (Informal) angel. See law, support
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