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Supporter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Supporter? [n] a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [n] a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [n] someone who supports or champions something [n] a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Supporter: admirer \| assistant \| booster \| champion \| friend \| garter \| help \| helper \| patron \| protagonist \| sponsor Related Terms \| Find terms related to Supporter: See Also \| accomplice \| acolyte \| actor's assistant \| advocate \| advocator \| aide \| angel \| anglophil \| anglophile \| attendant \| attender \| auxiliary \| backer \| band \| believer \| benefactor \| Boswell \| cat's-paw \| chief assistant \| coadjutor \| confederate \| convert \| dental assistant \| deputy \| dresser \| endorser \| enforcer \| enthusiast \| event planner \| exponent \| facilitator \| fashion model \| Francophil \| Francophile \| free trader \| functionalist \| girl Friday \| godfather \| godparent \| Graecophile \| guarantor \| hatchet man \| instrument \| Jacobite \| labor coach \| lieutenant \| loyalist \| mainstay \| maintainer \| man Friday \| manakin \| manikin \| mannequin \| mannikin \| model \| monitrice \| New Dealer \| paraprofessional \| partisan \| partizan \| patroness \| patronne \| pawn \| philhellene \| philhellenist \| pillar \| pillar of strength \| poser \| powder monkey \| prompter \| proponent \| ratifier \| right-hand man \| Roundhead \| seconder \| secretarial assistant \| secretary \| Shavian \| sidesman \| stalwart \| subscriber \| surety \| sustainer \| sympathiser \| sympathizer \| tender \| theater prompter \| toaster \| tower of strength \| truster \| upholder \| verifier \| voucher \| warranter \| warrantor \| wassailer \| water boy \| waterer \| well-wisher \| Whig \| whipper-in \| worker Supporter In Webster's Dictionary \Sup*port"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life. The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. --Bacon. The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. --South. 2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate. 3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead. 4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures. 5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.

Supporter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supporter?

[n] a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
[n] a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
[n] someone who supports or champions something
[n] a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

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Supporter In Webster's Dictionary

\Sup*port"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a
   supporter of life.

         The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured.
                                               --Bacon.

         The saints have a . . . supporter in all their
         miseries.                             --South.

2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and
   defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or
   candidate.

3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.

4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some
   animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and
   exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon
   are similar figures.

5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or
   some other part or organ.

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