Backer and Bedfellow

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Backer noun - Someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support.

Usage example: the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf

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Bedfellow and backer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bedfellow" instead a noun "Backer".

Nearby Words: backing, backed

Bedfellow noun - Someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support.

Usage example: a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum

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Backer and bedfellow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backer" instead a noun "Bedfellow".

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