# backgrounder

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

## Etymology
From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backgrounder