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backgrounder

noun

Etymology

From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

  1. inherited from *grunduz✻
  2. inherited from *grundu✻
  3. inherited from grund
  4. inherited from ground
  5. compounded as background — “back + ground”
  6. suffixed as backgrounder — “background + er”

Definitions

  1. A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives…

    A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.

    • One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.

  2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.

    • […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]

  3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA