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English

Pronunciation

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɔː(r)tə(r)|-ɔː(r)tə(r)

Etymology

to support + -er

Noun

Something that supports a structure such as a building.
A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent.
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
*1957, w:J. D. Salinger|J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, w:Franny and Zooey|Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 117,
*:From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.

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French

Etymology 1

From supportare.

Pronunciation

IPA: /sy.pɔʁ.te/

Verb

supporter

to support
to bear
: Je ne supporte pas le mot injustice. (w:François Pérusse|François Pérusse) - I can't bear the word injustice.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From #English|supporter

Pronunciation

IPA: /sy.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/

Noun

#English|supporter, fan

el:supporter fr:supporter io:supporter hu:supporter nl:supporter fi:supporter ta:supporter te:supporter vi:supporter zh:supporter

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Supporter \Sup*port"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a
supporter of life.
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The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured.
--Bacon.
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The saints have a . . . supporter in all their
miseries. --South.
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2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and
defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or
candidate.
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3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.
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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.
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5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or
some other part or organ.
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WordNet supporter
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their
supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of
the library" [syn: protagonist, champion, admirer,
booster, friend]
2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron,
sponsor]
3: 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" [syn: assistant, helper, help]
4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter]
5: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous
exercise [syn: athletic supporter, suspensor, jockstrap,
jock]

Moby Dictionary
Maecenas , Santa Claus , abettor , acquaintance , adherent , admirer ,
advocate , aficionado , aid , almoner , almsgiver , alpenstock ,
alter ego , angel , apologist , appendage , arm , assignor , assistant ,
athletic supporter , attendant , awarder , back , backbone , backer ,
backing , bandeau , bearer , best friend , bestower , bosom friend , bra ,
brace , bracer , braces , bracket , brassiere , brother , buff , buttress ,
cane , carrier , casual acquaintance , cavaliere servente , cervix ,
champion , cheerful giver , close acquaintance , close friend , cohort ,
conferrer , confidant , confidante , consignor , contributor , corset ,
courtier , crook , crutch , dangler , defender , dependence , dependent ,
devotee , disciple , donator , donor , encourager , endorser ,
enthusiast , exponent , expounder , fairy godmother , familiar , fan ,
favorer , fellow , fellow creature , fellowman , feoffor , financer ,
flunky , follower , following , foundation garment , friend ,
friend at court , fulcrum , funder , galluses , girdle , giver , grantor ,
grubstaker , guard , guy , guywire , hanger , hanger-on , helper ,
henchman , homme de cour , imparter , inseparable friend , intimate ,
jock , jockstrap , lady bountiful , lover , mainstay , maintainer , mast ,
meal ticket , neck , neighbor , other self , pair of suspenders ,
paladin , paranymph , parasite , partisan , patron , patroness ,
philanthropist , pickup , presenter , promoter , prop , proponent ,
protagonist , protector , public , pursuer , pursuivant , reinforce ,
reinforcement , reinforcer , reliance , repository , rest ,
resting place , rigging , satellite , second , seconder , sectary ,
settler , shadow , shoulder , shroud , sider , spine , sponsor , sprit ,
staff , staker , stalwart , standby , standing rigging , stave , stay ,
stick , stiffener , stooge , strengthener , subscriber , successor ,
sugar daddy , support , suspender , suspenders , sustainer ,
sympathizer , tagtail , tail , testate , testator , testatrix ,
trainbearer , upholder , vindicator , votary , vouchsafer ,
walking stick , ward heeler , well-wisher