Supporter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|səˈpɔːrtər|
Brit.
|səˈpɔːtə|
noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc. (syn: admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist)
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (syn: assistant, help, helper)
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (syn: garter)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise (syn: jock, jockstrap)
all their supporters came out for the game
- someone who supports or champions something (syn: patron, sponsor)- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (syn: assistant, help, helper)
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (syn: garter)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise (syn: jock, jockstrap)
Extra examples
...President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights....
He is a consistent supporter of the museum.
...that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president...
...a steadfast supporter of women's rights...
...a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism, my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said...
She is an unabashed supporter of the president's policies.
Word forms
noun
singular: supporter
plural: supporters
singular: supporter
plural: supporters
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