English words for 'a prominent supporter'
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noun
- a prominent supporter
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
verb
noun
- a loyal supporter
- (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
- (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).
noun
- an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
- someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
- (chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
- (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
verb
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
- (chemistry) An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.
- One who promotes.
- (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
- One who promotes entertainment events or goods.
noun
adj
noun
adj
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
noun
- A person who backs or supports something.
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- (euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
- (in the plural, usually preceded by "and") Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew
- An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
- (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
- A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
- a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
- A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- Clipping of athletic supporter.
- Something that supports another thing.
- (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
noun
adj
noun
- (politics) A strong supporter of a cause, or perhaps the strongest and most visible supporter of said cause.
- (business) A transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given state.
- (military, nautical) An aircraft carrier serving as a flagship.
- A person carrying a standard or flag, usually at sporting events and parades, previously on the battlefield.
- (aviation) A national airline (typically having the flag, or other national insignia, on the tail).
prep
- In support of.
- (sometimes regarded as nonstandard, US, informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
- (figuratively) Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- (figuratively) In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
- After in time.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in physical progress or distance.
adj
adv
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- in or into an inferior position
- in debt
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
- showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
- in or to or toward the rear
noun
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- The rear, back-end.
- (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
prep
- In support of.
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Considering; taking into account.
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- In regard to.
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
- Against.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- Having, owning.
- In the employment of.
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
adv
noun
noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- someone who fights for a cause
- someone who has won first place in a competition
- Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
- (botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
- Someone who fights on another's behalf.
- Someone who fights for a cause or status.
- An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
adj
verb
noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- the principal character in a work of fiction
- (proscribed) An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.
- A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
- (authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
noun
- A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
- A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
- A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
- A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
- a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
- someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
prep
- Supporting, in favour of.
- Because of.
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- So as to identify or locate.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- (commerce) For the price of.
- In order to cure, remove or counteract.
- (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
- (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
- Used in various other more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- On behalf of.
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Over (a period of time).
- Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
- (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
- To be, or as being.
- (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
- In anticipation of.
- (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
conj
noun
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
adj
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
- (historical, Judaism) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.
- (historical) A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.
noun
- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
- (historical) A leader of the people.
- (derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
verb
noun
adj
noun
- an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
- (sports, by extension) In any sport, a strong, physical player who is particularly effective.
- (idiomatic) A person of considerable importance who is a major decision maker or capable achiever; an especially significant organization or an especially functional object.
- (baseball) A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.
noun
- an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
- (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- (law) A letter dismissory.
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
noun
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
noun
- Faithful support for some cause.
- (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
- (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
- A close physical union of two objects.
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
adj
noun
- a prominent supporter
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- a fundamental principle or practice
- (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
- (bodybuilding) The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
- (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
- Something resembling such a structure.
- (Roman Catholicism) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
- (geology) A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
- The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
- (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
verb
noun
- a loyal supporter
- (figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter.
- (by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.
- (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).
noun
- an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
- someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
- (chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
- (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
verb
noun
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
- (chemistry) An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.
- One who promotes.
- (genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
- One who promotes entertainment events or goods.
noun
adj
noun
adj
- (theology) Relating to covenantalism.
- Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.
- Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
- of or relating to the central government of a federation
- national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
- characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
noun
- A person who backs or supports something.
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- (euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
- (in the plural, usually preceded by "and") Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew
- An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
- (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
- A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
- a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- (nautical) A padrone.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
verb
noun
- someone who supports or champions something
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
- a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
- A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- Clipping of athletic supporter.
- Something that supports another thing.
- (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
noun
adj
noun
- (politics) A strong supporter of a cause, or perhaps the strongest and most visible supporter of said cause.
- (business) A transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given state.
- (military, nautical) An aircraft carrier serving as a flagship.
- A person carrying a standard or flag, usually at sporting events and parades, previously on the battlefield.
- (aviation) A national airline (typically having the flag, or other national insignia, on the tail).
noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- someone who fights for a cause
- someone who has won first place in a competition
- Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
- (botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
- Someone who fights on another's behalf.
- Someone who fights for a cause or status.
- An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
adj
verb
noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- the principal character in a work of fiction
- (proscribed) An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.
- A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
- (authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
noun
- A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
- A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
- A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
- A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
- a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
- someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
noun
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
adj
noun
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
- (historical, Judaism) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.
- (historical) A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.
noun
- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
- (historical) A leader of the people.
- (derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
verb
noun
adj
noun
- an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
- (sports, by extension) In any sport, a strong, physical player who is particularly effective.
- (idiomatic) A person of considerable importance who is a major decision maker or capable achiever; an especially significant organization or an especially functional object.
- (baseball) A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.
noun
- an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
- (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- (law) A letter dismissory.
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
noun
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
adj
noun
- Faithful support for some cause.
- (Scots law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
- (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
- A close physical union of two objects.
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
- faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
adj
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