supporter   (TTS Sound)

The noun supporter has 5 senses

• supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend -- (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library")


• patron, sponsor, supporter -- (someone who supports or champions something)


• assistant, helper, help, supporter -- (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")


• garter, supporter -- (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))


• athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock -- (a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise)