backgrounder.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
Where this word comes from
From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.