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supporter
English
Etymology
From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??p??.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /s??p??.t?/, /-??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?(?)
- Hyphenation: sup?port?er
Noun
supporter (plural supporters)
- A person who gives support to someone or something.
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
- A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- Something that supports another thing.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
- 1957, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, “Zooey”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1961, ISBN 978-0-316-76954-9; LB Books edition, New York, N.Y.: LB Books, 1991, ISBN 978-0-606-28833-0, page 117:
- From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
- 1957, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, “Zooey”, in Franny and Zooey, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, published 1961, ISBN 978-0-316-76954-9; LB Books edition, New York, N.Y.: LB Books, 1991, ISBN 978-0-606-28833-0, page 117:
- Clipping of athletic supporter.
- Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
Synonyms
- adherent
- proponent
Antonyms
- detractor
- opponent
Translations
Anagrams
- superport
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English supporter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??p?rt?r/, /sy?p?rt?r/
- Hyphenation: sup?por?ter
Noun
supporter m (plural supporters, diminutive supportertje n)
- (sports) A supporter, a sports fan supporting a certain team or person.
French
Etymology 1
From Latin support?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.p??.te/
Verb
supporter
- to support
- to bear
- François Pérusse
- Je ne supporte pas le mot injustice.
- I can't bear the word injustice.
- Je ne supporte pas le mot injustice.
- François Pérusse
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English supporter.
Alternative forms
- supporteur
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.p??.t??/
Noun
supporter m (plural supporters)
- (sports) supporter, fan
Further reading
- “supporter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English supporter.
Noun
supporter m or f (invariable)
- supporter, fan
- support act
Latin
Verb
supporter
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of support?
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votary
English
Etymology
From Latin votus, past participle of vovere (“to vow, to devote”).
Adjective
votary (comparative more votary, superlative most votary)
- Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Custom and Education
- Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Custom and Education
Translations
Noun
votary (plural votaries)
- (religion) A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made
- (religion) A devotee of a particular religion or cult
- (religion) A devout or zealous worshipper
- Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc; an enthusiast.
- 1893, Henry James, Collaboration [1]
- He is such a votary of the modern that he was inevitably interested in the girl of the future and had matched one reform with another, being ready to marry without a penny, as the clearest way of expressing his appreciation, this favourable specimen of the type.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
- Gerty was dressed simply but with the instinctive taste of a votary of Dame Fashion for she felt that there was just a might that he might be out.
- 1893, Henry James, Collaboration [1]
Translations
Anagrams
- travoy
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