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backer-up
[ bak-er-uhp ]
/ ˈbæk ərˈʌp /
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noun, plural back·ers-up.
a supporter; backer; second.
Football. a linebacker.
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Origin of backer-up
1920–25; back up + -er1
Words nearby backer-up
back emission, back end, back-end load, backend-to, backer, backer-up, backfall, backfield, backfile, backfill, backfire
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How to use backer-up in a sentence
He was rather a neat dribbler and good backer-up, but a little slow in tackling.
Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches|David Drummond BoneMr. George Smith was what I might honestly term a fair forward, not brilliant, but steady, and a good backer up.
Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches|David Drummond Bone