backer
I
noun
abettor, adherent, adjunct, adjutant, adjuvant, advocate, aider, ally, assister, auxiliary, benefactor, champion, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjuvant, defender, endorser, ensurer, exponent, fautor, guarantor, helper, investor, lender, mainstay, maintainer, mortgatee, partisan, patron, promoter, protagonist, protector, reliever, second, seconder, sectary, sponsor, subsidizer, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, upholder, warrantor
II
index
abettor, advocate (espouser), assistant, benefactor, colleague, creditor, disciple, donor, mainstay, partisan, patron (influential supporter), promoter, proponent, speculator, sponsor, surety (guarantor)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006