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backgrounder

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noun
  1. 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.US

    • One of the President's aides gave us a ten-minute backgrounder on the dairy industry before the meeting.
  2. 2

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

    • […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]
  3. 3

    A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

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