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ALL meanings of backstopper

back·stop
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  • noun backstopper a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area. 1
  • noun backstopper Baseball. the catcher. 1
  • noun backstopper a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls. 1
  • verb without object backstopper to act as a backstop. 1
  • verb with object backstopper to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration. 1
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