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Supporter

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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Narrower term 59

Accomplice 76% connected

A cooperator.

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Angel 76% connected

A messenger.

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Attendant 76% connected

Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.

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Attender 76% connected

One who, or that which, attends.

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Auxiliary 76% connected

Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.

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Backer 76% connected

One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

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Believer 76% connected

One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.

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Cat's-paw 76% connected

A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

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Coadjutor 76% connected

One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.

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Confederate 76% connected

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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Deputy 76% connected

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a represen…

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Dresser 76% connected

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

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Endorser 76% connected

Same as Indorser.

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Enforcer 76% connected

One who enforces.

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Enthusiast 76% connected

One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman;…

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Godfather 76% connected

A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.

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Guarantor 76% connected

One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.

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Indorser 76% connected

Alt. of Indorsor

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Jacobite 76% connected

A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and…

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Lieutenant 76% connected

An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.

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Loyalist 76% connected

A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince or government, and defen…

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Mainstay 76% connected

The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

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Maintainer 76% connected

One who maintains.

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Manakin 76% connected

Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South Am…

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Manikin 76% connected

A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.

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Model 76% connected

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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Partisan 76% connected

An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.

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Patroness 76% connected

A female patron or helper.

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Pawn 76% connected

See Pan, the masticatory.

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Philhellene 76% connected

A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist.

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Philhellenist 76% connected

A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Tur…

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Pillar 76% connected

The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not suppor…

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Poser 76% connected

One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable question or fact.

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Prompter 76% connected

One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.

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Ratifier 76% connected

One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer.

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Roundhead 76% connected

A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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Seconder 76% connected

One who seconds or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.

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Secretary 76% connected

One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.

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Sidesman 76% connected

A party man; a partisan.

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Stalwart 76% connected

Alt. of Stalworth

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Subordinate 76% connected

Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.

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Subscriber 76% connected

One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking by subscribing.

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Subsidiary 76% connected

Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.

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Surety 76% connected

The state of being sure; certainty; security.

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Sustainer 76% connected

One who, or that which, sustains.

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Sympathizer 76% connected

One who sympathizes.

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Tender 76% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

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Toaster 76% connected

One who toasts.

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Truster 76% connected

One who trusts, or credits.

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Underling 76% connected

An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow.

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Upholder 76% connected

A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.

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Verifier 76% connected

One who, or that which, verifies.

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Voucher 76% connected

One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.

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Warranter 76% connected

One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.

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Warrantor 76% connected

One who warrants.

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Wassailer 76% connected

One who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity, especially in drinking; a reveler.

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Waterer 76% connected

One who, or that which, waters.

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Whig 76% connected

Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.

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Broader term 7

Advocate 76% connected

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

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Band 76% connected

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or con…

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Benefactor 76% connected

One who confers a benefit or benefits.

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Exponent 76% connected

A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a fa…

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Helper 76% connected

One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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Proponent 76% connected

Making proposals; proposing.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Admire 74% connected

To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

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Admire 74% connected

To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

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Sustain 74% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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Sustain 74% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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Synonym 11

Admirer 92% connected

One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.

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Assistant 92% connected

Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Champion 92% connected

To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.

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Friend 92% connected

One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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Garter 92% connected

A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.

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Help 92% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Helper 92% connected

One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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Patron 92% connected

One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

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Protagonist 92% connected

One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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Sponsor 92% connected

One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.

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Suspensor 92% connected

A suspensory.

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