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Definition of Backers
1. backer [n] - See also: backer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backers
Literary usage of Backers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"It would appear that backers on his deathbed desired to commit the care of his
invention to his friend. John Broad wood ; but Broadwood devoted his ..."
2. From Studio to Stage: Reminiscences of Weedon Grossmith by Weedon Grossmith (1913)
"There are two kinds of backers — the commercial backer who hopes to get fifty or
one hundred per cent for his invested capital, and the backer who is ..."
3. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"WEST SIDE Most of the readily identifiable frieze backers were pulled to the west
terrace during the reconstruction of 1903-1908. While the removal of these ..."
4. An Englishman in Paris: (notes and Recollections). by Albert Dresden Vandam (1892)
"... backers for the Imperial stakes—No other entries—Louis-Napoleon utters the
word "marriage"—What led up to it—The Emperor officially announces his ..."
5. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1915)
"... although the agreement was made through and by backers or other representatives
of the principals, and the latter were unknown to each other. ..."
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