Backer and Support

Backer

Backer noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.

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Support and backer are semantically related in supporter topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a noun "Backer".

Nearby Words: backing, backed

Support noun - A structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else.

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Backer and support are semantically related in supporter topic. Sometimes you can use "Backer" instead a noun "Support".

complete	complete backer	complete support
powerful	powerful backer	powerful support
main	main backer	main support
new	new backer	new support
Other adjectives: major, outside, financial.

Their episode on the controversial bills SOPA and PIPA had James, Daniel and the owners of various gaming websites speaking in live action, urging the viewer to boycott E3 unless the ESA, which is E3's main backer, withdrew their support for those bills.

Source: Web Animation / Extra Credits
Compare Aloof Ally who becomes a member of the team instead of a love interest, the Mysterious Backer, who generally provides support rather than rescues (and typically has more complex goals than a crush), and Enigmatic Minion, the villainous version.

Source: Mysterious Protector
A hero with this trope as their main support might (but doesn't always) find themselves as an Unwitting Pawn, although to count as this trope, the Mysterious Backer must further the heroes' agenda as much as their own (assuming they aren't one and the same).

Source: Mysterious Backer

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