backer
noun
[ ˈbakə ]
• a person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially.
• "he was the principal backer of the company"
Similar:
sponsor,
investor,
subsidizer,
underwriter,
promoter,
financier,
patron,
benefactor,
benefactress,
guarantor,
supporter,
friend,
angel,
Maecenas,
upholder,
champion,
defender,
advocate,
proponent,
protagonist,
seconder,
second,
booster,
