backer

n. a supporter; a financier of a play, political campaign, etc. I was hoping for a backer, but the project was too chancy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nediljka	-	Croatian
Windsor	WIN-zər	English (Rare)
Marko	MAHR-ko (Finnish)	Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Basque
Lindy	['lindi]
Troy	TROI	English
Cyrano	SIR-ə-no (English)	Literature