supporter
US /səˈpɔrtɚ/
Definition
a person who backs a politician or a team etc
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many supporters donated money to the charity event.
Word Family
Synonyms
- advocatea person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- proponenta person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- allya friendly nation
Collocations
- Easy sports supporterto sports supporter, meaning to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- Medium key supporter of the proposed corporate mergerto key supporter of the proposed corporate merger, meaning to identify as in botany or biology, for example
- Hard vocal supporter of stringent environmental legislationdescribing vocal supporter of stringent environmental legislation (music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment)
- Very Hard erstwhile staunch supporter turning into chief antagonistdescribing erstwhile staunch supporter turning into chief antagonist (belonging to some prior time)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.