backgrounder

English

Etymology

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

Noun

backgrounder (plural backgrounders)

1. (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.

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

2. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
   • 1996, Ron Goldberg, Multimedia Producer's Bible, page 284:

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

3. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.