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sup⋅port⋅er

  [suh-pawr-ter, -pohr-]
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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, -er 1
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sup·port·er   (sə-pôr'tər, -pōr'-)   
n.  

  1. One that supports, as a structural member of a building.

  2. One who promotes or advocates; an adherent: a supporter of capitalism.

  3. An athletic supporter.

  4. Heraldry An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.

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Main Entry: sup·port·er
Function: noun
: a woven or knitted band or elastic device supporting a part; especially : ATHLETIC SUPPORTER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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