BACKER

backer

Noun

  1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

Adjective

Martin J. Ball and Nicole Muller (2005), Phonetics for communication disorders, p. 174:
/eɪ/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /ɪ/.


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