backer

The backer was a reliable man and asked for a fair run for his money.

"I'll take two to one The Dutchman gets it," said a backer of that horse.

"That's what the Public are up against in this game," sneered the backer of Lucretia.

He was fond of Szczepanik and Szczepanik's backer, Mr. Kleinburg.

Do you suppose that we—my backer and I—shall run the risk for nothing?

The speaker was Casper Silence, backer of the Rovers baseball team.

"I'll have to take that bet," said the backer of the Rovers.

But he procured a backer and took out a company of minstrels.

If she were indeed the subject of a challenge she most admirably flattered her backer.

Be my backer in this enterprise and let the future wipe out the mistakes of the past.