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staker

NOUN
backer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate ally benefactor endorser follower patron promoter sponsor
STRONG
angel champion money protagonist underwriter well-wisher
WEAK
grubstaker meal ticket
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antagonist enemy opponent opposition
WEAK
opposer
NOUN
cash cow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moneymaker
WEAK
angel backer golden goose grubstaker meal ticket money-spinner patron source of steady profit
NOUN
financier
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backer banker broker capitalist entrepreneur merchant operator speculator stockbroker tycoon
STRONG
businessperson manipulator money moneybags sponsor usurer
WEAK
Santa Claus bankroller fat cat grubstaker moneylender person who writes the checks rich person
NOUN
meal ticket
Synonyms
WEAK
cash cow financial support grubstaker patron supporter

Example Sentences

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Then a fortuitous "grub staker" discovered the Great Snake lode.

From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward

First came the original "grub staker" and a score more like him—impecunious, giving, many of them, their labor and experience, in exchange for tools and provisions furnished them by a speculator in the towns.

From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward