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Backer vs Contributor - What's the difference?

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Backer is a related term of contributor.


As nouns the difference between backer and contributor

is that backer is baker while contributor is a benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

backer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who, or that which, s; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (phonetics) (back)
    • Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller (2005), Phonetics for communication disorders , p. 174:
  • :: /e?/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /?/.
    • English agent nouns

    contributor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * contributour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
    • I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.
  • A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
    • He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.
  • A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
    • With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the indigenous gene pool.
  • A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
    • William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of the ''New York Times'' for many years.