| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person supporting an idea or cause publicly |
Synonyms: |
apostle, attorney, backer, campaigner, champion, counsel, defender, exponent, expounder, lawyer, pleader, promoter, proponent, proposer, speaker, spokesperson, supporter, upholder |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, assailant, enemy, opposition, protestor |
| Main Entry: | believer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has faith in something |
Synonyms: |
acceptor, adherent, apostle, canonist, convert, devotee, disciple, doctrinaire, dogmatist, follower, freak, orthodox, prophet, proselyte, religionist, religious person, supporter, upholder, zealot |
Antonyms: |
agnostic, atheist, disbeliever, non-believer |
| Main Entry: | champion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeater in competition; preeminent supporter |
Synonyms: |
advocate, ally, backer, challenger, champ, conqueror, defender, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, hero, heroine, medalist, nonpareil, number one, numero uno, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, the greatest, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior, winner |
Antonyms: |
loser |
| Main Entry: | exponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who supports, advocates |
Synonyms: |
backer, booster, champion, defender, demonstrator, expositor, expounder, interpreter, partisan, promoter, propagandist, proponent, protagonist, second, seconder, spokesperson, supporter, upholder |
| Main Entry: | mainstay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief support |
Synonyms: |
anchor, backbone, brace, bulwark, buttress, crutch, good right arm, linchpin, maintainer, pillar, prop, right-hand person, sinew, staff, standby, stay, strength, supporter, sustainer, upholder |
| Main Entry: | partisan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person devoted to another or cause |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adherent, backer, champion, cohort, defender, devotee, disciple, follower, satellite, stalwart, supporter, sycophant, sympathizer, upholder, votary, zealot |
| Main Entry: | pillar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mainstay; source of strength |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, guider, leader, light*, rock*, sinew, supporter, tower of strength, upholder, worthy |
| Main Entry: | proponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who advocates, supports cause |
Synonyms: |
advocate, backer, champion, defender, enthusiast, exponent, expounder, friend, partisan, patron, protector, second, seconder, spokesperson, subscriber, supporter, upholder, vindicator |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe, opponent |
| Main Entry: | support/supporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps another |
Synonyms: |
adherent, advocate, ally, angel*, apologist, backbone, backer, benefactor, champion, cohort, comforter, confederate, coworker, defender, disciple, endorser, espouser, exponent, expounder, fan, follower, friend, helper, mainstay, maintainer, partisan, patron, pillar, preserver, prop, proponent, satellite, second, sponsor, stalwart, stay, subscriber, supporter, sustainer, tower of strength, upholder, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | supporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advocate |
Synonyms: |
abettor, abider, adherent, ally, bearer, booster, brace, defender, exponent, follower, paraclete, patron, pillar, proponent, seconder, support, suspender, sustainer, upholder |
Antonyms: |
adversary, opponent |