different between enthusiast vs backer

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????????? (enthousiast?s, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ???????????? (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?n???u?.zi??st/, /-?u?-/, /-æst/
• (Received Pronunciation, Ireland) IPA^(key): /?n???u.zi?æst/, /-???-/, /-?st/
• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /??n????.zi??st/, /en-/, /-?ï?-/, /-æst/

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

   Synonyms: addict, aficionado, amateur, fancier, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, geek, junkie, rooter, maniac, partisan, (computing) power user, (marketing) prosumer, zealot

2. (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• -phile

Further reading

• enthusiast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• enthusiast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Tushetians, sustaineth

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æk?(r)

Etymology 1

back +? -er

Noun

backer (plural backers)

1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

backer

1. (phonetics) comparative form of back: more back
   • 2005, Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller, Phonetics for Communication Disorders, p. 174:

     /e?/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /?/.

Anagrams

• reback