backgrounder
nounEtymology From background + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
1
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.
- […] backgrounders paint static background scenes, and then the animation components are layered on top […]1996, Ron Goldberg, Multimedia Producer's Bible, page 284:
3
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.