Bankroller

/ˈbæŋkˌroʊlər/ noun

Definition

A person who provides money or financial backing for a project, business venture, or entertainment production.

Etymology

Agent noun from 'bankroll' (to finance) plus '-er' suffix; popularized in 20th-century American English, especially in theater and film industries.

Kelly Says

Without bankrollers willing to risk their money on unproven ideas, we'd never have gotten Broadway shows, indie films, or Silicon Valley startups—they're the invisible fuel of creative risk-taking!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አገልግሎት ሰጪ
a-gel-gil-ot se-chi
ARالعربية
مُموّل
mum-aw-wal
BNবাংলা
সমর্থক
som-or-thok
CACatalà
financiador
fin-an-see-a-dor
CSČeština
finanční zástupce
fin-an-chni-i za-stup-ce
DADansk
finansiør
fin-an-see-or
DEDeutsch
Finanzierer
fin-an-zee-rer
ELΕλληνικά
χορηγός
chor-eg-os
ESEspañol
financiador
fin-an-see-a-dor
FAفارسی
مُسْتَثْمَر
mu-sta-th-mar
FISuomi
rahoittaja
ra-hoi-ta-ja
FRFrançais
financeur
fin-ans-yur
GUGU
મોડેલર
mo-de-lar
HAHA
maganin
ma-ga-nin
HEעברית
מממן
me-man
HIहिन्दी
वित्तपोषक
vit-ta-po-shak
HUMagyar
finanszírozó
fin-an-sz-ee-roz-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberi modal
pem-beh-ree mo-daal
IGIG
onye na-enye
on-ye na-en-ye
ITItaliano
finanziatore
fin-an-zee-a-tore
JA日本語
資金提供者
shikin teikyosha
KKKK
төлем беруші
to-lem ber-u-shi
KMKM
អ្នកផ្ដល់
a-nok pht-al
KO한국어
재정자
jae-jeong-ja
MRMR
वित्तपुरवठा
vit-ta-pur-va-tha
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberi modal
pem-beh-ree mo-daal
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွားရေး အကူ
see-bo-ray a-koo
NLNederlands
financier
fin-an-seer
NONorsk
finansiør
fin-an-see-or
PAPA
ਸਰੋਤ
sar-oat
PLPolski
finansujący
fin-an-soo-y-chi
PTPortuguês
financiador
fin-an-see-a-dor
RORomână
finanțator
fin-an-ts-a-tor
RUРусский
финансир
finans-seer
SVSvenska
finansiär
fin-an-see-ar
SWKiswahili
mtoa msaada
m-toa m-saa-da
TAதமிழ்
நிதியளிப்பாளர்
nithiya-ali-ppa-la-r
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్థిక సహాయకుడు
aarthika sahaayakudu
THไทย
ผู้สนับสนุน
phoo-sann-ub-sorn
TLTL
tagat ng pondo
ta-gat ng pon-do
TRTürkçe
finansör
fin-an-sor
UKУкраїнська
фінансист
finans-ist
URاردو
مالیہ مددگار
ma-li-ah mad-da-gar
VITiếng Việt
người tài trợ
ngoo-ee tai-tro
YOYO
olúṣọ́ọ̀
o-lu-sho-o
ZH中文
赞助人
zànzhùrén
ZUZU
omunye we-thuthukisiwe
o-mu-nye we-thuthu-ki-si-we

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