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supporter

noun

Simple meaning

Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.

Pronunciation

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suhpawrter

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IPA pronunciation (US)

səˈpɔɹtɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A person who gives support to someone or something.

  2. A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

  3. sports

    Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.

  4. A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.

  5. A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.

  6. A band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

Used this way, supporter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Government/politics

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More ways to use supporter

  • “All their supporters came out for the game.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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strong supporterstaunch supporterenthusiastic supporteractive supporterloyal supporterfirm supportergreat supporterearly supporter

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • patron

    An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

  • friend

    A person who backs or supports something.

  • booster

    Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone).

  • help

    Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • supportverbBase word

    Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • supportiveadjectiveDerived adjective

    Furnishing support or assistance.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • supporters of islamnounCompound term

    A radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States.

  • athletic supporternounCompound term

    A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise.

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