Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Supporter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Supporter \Sup*port"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a
supporter of life.
The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured.
--Bacon.
The saints have a . . . supporter in all their
miseries. --South.
2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and
defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or
candidate.
3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.
4. (Her.) 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. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or
some other part or organ.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
supporter
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their
supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of
the library" [syn: {protagonist}, {champion}, {admirer},
{booster}, {friend}]
2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: {patron},
{sponsor}]
3: 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" [syn: {assistant}, {helper}, {help}]
4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: {garter}]
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