supporter
//səˈpɔː.tə//
Forms
- Plural
- supporters
Definitions
1.A person who gives support to someone or something.
- More than 10,000 supporters attended the last match.
- Linda Sanchez […] Strong supporter of intellectual property rights; consistently voted in favor of artists and songwriters on bills before the intellectual property subcommittee.
- On February 14, Mr. S. F. Sanders observed two trainloads of football supporters from Bolton which were conveyed to Luton by Nos. 45710, Irresistible, and 45712, Victory, respectively.
2.Something that supports another thing.
- From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2341
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er.