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supporter |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supporter \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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