ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Backgrounder

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Backgrounder is a noun meaning A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
  2. (chiefly US) 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.

Example Sentences

One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.
[…] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include document, documentation, factsheet, briefing, handout, overview.

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