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 supporter supporter /səˈpɔrtɝ/

noun

  1. () A person who backs a politician or a team etc.  ( booster , champion , friend , admirer , protagonist , supporter )
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
      All their supporters came out for the game
    all their supporters came out for the game
      They are friends of the library
    they are friends of the library
  2. A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise  ( athletic supporter , jock [Informal] , jockstrap , supporter , suspensor )
    a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
  3. A band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)  ( garter , supporter )
    a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
      She wore a blue garter as her 'something blue' on her wedding day
    She wore a blue garter as her 'something blue' on her wedding day
  4. A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose  ( supporter , helper , help , assistant )
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
      My invaluable assistant
    my invaluable assistant
      They hired additional help to finish the work
    they hired additional help to finish the work
  5. Someone who supports or champions something  ( patron , supporter , sponsor )
    someone who supports or champions something
       The generous sponsor funded the educational expenses of underprivileged children.
    The generous sponsor funded the educational expenses of underprivileged children.


 phonograph needle phonograph needle /ˈfoʊnəˌɡræf ˈniːdəl/

noun

  1. () A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record  ( needle , phonograph needle )
    a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record


 family tree family tree /ˈfæməli triː/

noun

  1. Successive generations of kin  ( family tree , genealogy )
    successive generations of kin


 Verrazzano Verrazzano /vɛrəˈzɑːnoʊ/

noun

  1. Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)  ( Giovanni da Verrazano , Giovanni da Verrazzano , Verrazano , Verrazzano )
    Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)


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