Definitions for supporter
səˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-sup·port·er

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun

   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. patron, sponsor, supporternoun

   someone who supports or champions something

3. assistant, helper, help, supporternoun

   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"

4. garter, supporternoun

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

5. athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jocknoun

   a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. supporternoun

   Something that supports a structure such as a building.

2. supporternoun

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

3. supporternoun

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

4. supporternoun

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

5. supporternoun

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

6. supporternoun

   Someone who attends a sports match.

   There were 10,000 supporters in the last match.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Supporternoun

   Etymology: from support.

   1. One that supports.

   You must walk by us upon either hand,
   And good supporters are you. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Measure.

   Because a relation cannot be founded in nothing, and the thing here related as a supporter, or a support, is not represented to the mind by any distinct idea. John Locke.

   2. Prop; that by which any thing is borne up from falling.

   More might be added of helms, crests, mantles, and supporters. William Camden.

   The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Francis Bacon.

   We shall be discharged of our load; but you, that are designed for beams and supporters, shall bear. Roger L'Estrange.

   There is no loss of room at the bottom, as there is in a building set upon supporters. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   3. Sustainer; comforter.

   The saints have a companion and supporter in all their miseries. Robert South, Sermons.

   4. Maintainer; defender.

   The beginning of the earl of Essex I must attribute in great part to my lord of Leicester; but yet as an introducer or supporter, not as a teacher. Henry Wotton.

   All examples represent ingratitude as sitting in its throne, with pride at its right hand, and cruelty at its left; worthy supporters of such a reigning impiety. South.

   Love was no more, when loyalty was gone,
   The great supporter of his awful throne. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Supporternoun

   one who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life

2. Supporternoun

   especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate

3. Supporternoun

   a knee placed under the cathead

4. Supporternoun

   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. Supporternoun

   a broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Supporter

   In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. These figures may be real or imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or inanimate objects. Often these can have local significance, such as the fisherman and the tin miner granted to Cornwall County Council, or a historical link, such as the lion of England and unicorn of Scotland in the two variations of the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. The arms of nutritionist John Boyd-Orr use two garbs as supporters; the arms of the USS Donald Cook, missiles; the arms of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, trees. Letters of the alphabet are used as supporters in the arms of Valencia, Spain. Human supporters can also be allegorical figures, or, more rarely, specifically named individuals. There is usually one supporter on each side of the shield, though there are some examples of single supporters placed behind the shield, and the arms of the Congo provide an extremely unusual example of supporters issuing from behind the shield. While such single supporters are generally eagles with one or two heads, there are other examples, including the cathedra in the case of some Canadian cathedrals. At the other extreme and even rarer, the Scottish chief Dundas of that Ilk had three supporters: two conventional red lions and the whole supported by a salamander. The coat of arms of Iceland even has four supporters.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. supporter

   A person who provides support.

   Football supporters are very well behaved

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Band
   • Benefactor
   • Man's Clothing
   • Protective Garment
   • Worker

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'supporter' in Nouns Frequency: #1034

Anagrams for supporter »

1. superport

2. resupport

How to pronounce supporter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say supporter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of supporter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of supporter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of supporter in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   She is really smart. And she is deeply concerned about what's happening in this country, she wants to make sure we improve life for working people in this country, and I'm delighted that she is a supporter.

2. Joe Biden:

   I have been a strong supporter of the ERA ever since I first ran for the Senate as a 29-year-old. We must recognize the clear will of the American people and definitively enshrine the principle of gender equality in the Constitution, it is long past time that we put all doubt to rest.

3. Aaron Carter:

   I am actually not a supporter of Trump, I’ve gone on the record multiple times saying that. I tweeted that a few years ago – a couple of years ago? And you know it was – my fans were quick to enlighten me about why I shouldn’t be a supporter. ...When I am performing I will I’ll do throwback songs, but I don’t really go that route.

4. John Berry:

   After eight seasons leading the company artistically and as the award winning 14/15 season comes to a close, I am looking forward to spending the summer deciding on my next role. I look forward to remaining involved with ENO in the future, as an audience member and supporter.

5. Joe Arpaio:

   I have a lot to offer. I’m a big supporter of President Trump, i’m going to have to work hard; you don’t take anything for granted. But I would not be doing this if I thought that I could not win. I’m not here to get my name in the paper, I get that every day, anyway.

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