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sup·port·er

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–noun

1.	a person or thing that supports.

2.	an adherent, follower, backer, or advocate.

3.	a device, usually of elastic cotton webbing, for supporting some part of the body, esp. a jockstrap.

4.	a garter, esp. one attached to a garter belt or girdle.

5.	Heraldry. either of two human or animal figures flanking and supporting an escutcheon in an achievement of arms.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; see support, -er¹

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sup·port·er Audio Help (sə-pôr'tər, -pōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that supports, as a structural member of a building.
One who promotes or advocates; an adherent: a supporter of capitalism.
An athletic supporter.
Heraldry An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.

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supporter
noun
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"
2.	someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron]
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]
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
supˈporter noun

a person who helps or supports (a person, cause, team etc)
Example: a crowd of football supporters

Arabic:	مُؤَيِّد، نَصير، مُسانِد
Chinese (Simplified):	支持者
Chinese (Traditional):	支持者
Czech:	přívrženec; pomocník
Danish:	støtte; tilhænger
Dutch:	supporter
Estonian:	toetaja, poolehoidja
Finnish:	kannattaja
French:	partisan, *-ane
German:	der, *die Anhänger(in)
Greek:	υποστηρικτής
Hungarian:	támogató
Icelandic:	stuðningsmaður
Indonesian:	pendukung
Italian:	sostenitore, tifoso

Japanese:	支持者
Korean:	후원자, 지지자
Latvian:	atbalstītājs
Lithuanian:	rėmėjas
Norwegian:	tilhenger; supporter
Polish:	stronnik, kibic
Portuguese (Brazil):	defensor, partidário
Portuguese (Portugal):	apoiante
Romanian:	suporter
Russian:	сторонник; болельщик
Slovak:	priaznivec
Slovenian:	privrženec
Spanish:	defensor, partidario; (deporte) seguidor
Swedish:	anhängare, supporter
Turkish:	taraftar

See also: supporting, support, "supporter" in any language

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: sup·port·er
Function: noun
: a woven or knitted band or elastic device supporting a part; especially : ATHLETIC SUPPORTER

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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