supporter
English Thesaurus
1. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | man's clothing, |
| definition | : | clothing that is designed for men to wear (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | protective garment, |
| definition | : | clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury (noun.artifact) |
2. a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | band, |
| definition | : | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) (noun.artifact) |
3. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | worker, |
| definition | : | a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | coadjutor, |
| definition | : | an assistant to a bishop (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | accomplice, confederate, |
| definition | : | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | aide, auxiliary, |
| definition | : | someone who acts as assistant (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | attendant, attender, tender, |
| definition | : | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bat boy, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | deputy, lieutenant, |
| definition | : | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | event planner, |
| definition | : | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | facilitator, |
| definition | : | someone who makes progress easier (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | flower girl, |
| definition | : | a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | girl friday, |
| definition | : | a female assistant who has a range of duties (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | enforcer, hatchet man, |
| definition | : | one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, |
| definition | : | an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | underboss, |
| definition | : | an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | model, poser, |
| definition | : | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | paraprofessional, |
| definition | : | a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | powder monkey, |
| definition | : | someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | prompter, theater prompter, |
| definition | : | someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | secretarial assistant, secretary, |
| definition | : | an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sidesman, |
| definition | : | (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | water boy, waterer, |
| definition | : | an assistant who supplies drinking water (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | whipper-in, |
| definition | : | huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds (noun.person) |
4. someone who supports or champions something (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | benefactor, helper, |
| definition | : | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | angel, backer, |
| definition | : | invests in a theatrical production (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | godfather, |
| definition | : | someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | godparent, |
| definition | : | a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | patroness, patronne, |
| definition | : | a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron (noun.person) |
5. a person who backs a politician or a team etc. (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | anglophil, anglophile, |
| definition | : | an admirer of England and things English (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | believer, truster, |
| definition | : | a supporter who accepts something as true (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | boswell, |
| definition | : | a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cheerleader, |
| definition | : | an enthusiastic and vocal supporter (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | a supporter of the Confederate States of America (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | corporatist, |
| definition | : | a supporter of corporatism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | free trader, |
| definition | : | an advocate of unrestricted international trade (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | functionalist, |
| definition | : | an adherent of functionalism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | jacobite, |
| definition | : | a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | loyalist, stalwart, |
| definition | : | a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | new dealer, |
| definition | : | a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mainstay, pillar, |
| definition | : | a prominent supporter (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | roundhead, |
| definition | : | a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | seconder, |
| definition | : | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shavian, |
| definition | : | an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | toaster, wassailer, |
| definition | : | someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | verifier, voucher, |
| definition | : | someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | whig, |
| definition | : | a supporter of the American Revolution (noun.person) |
6. a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | garter, |
| definition | : | fasten with or as if with a garter (verb.contact) |
7. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.person)
| derivation | : | assist, |
| definition | : | act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | aid, assist, help, |
| definition | : | give help or assistance; be of service (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | help, |
| definition | : | contribute to the furtherance of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | back up, support, |
| definition | : | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | adjunct, assistant, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another (adj.all) |
8. someone who supports or champions something (noun.person)
| derivation | : | sponsorship, |
| definition | : | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sponsor, |
| definition | : | assume responsibility for or leadership of (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | back up, support, |
| definition | : | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (verb.social) |
9. a person who backs a politician or a team etc. (noun.person)
| derivation | : | champion, defend, |
| definition | : | protect or fight for as a champion (verb.competition) |
10. a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | garter, |
| definition | : | fasten with or as if with a garter (verb.contact) |
11. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose (noun.person)
| derivation | : | assist, |
| definition | : | act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | aid, assist, help, |
| definition | : | give help or assistance; be of service (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | help, |
| definition | : | contribute to the furtherance of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | back up, support, |
| definition | : | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | adjunct, assistant, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another (adj.all) |
12. someone who supports or champions something (noun.person)
| derivation | : | sponsorship, |
| definition | : | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sponsor, |
| definition | : | assume responsibility for or leadership of (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | back up, support, |
| definition | : | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (verb.social) |
13. a person who backs a politician or a team etc. (noun.person)
| derivation | : | champion, defend, |
| definition | : | protect or fight for as a champion (verb.competition) |
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