English > champion: 6 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A person who backs a politician or a team etc.. |
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| Synonyms | supporter, protagonist, admirer, booster, friend |
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| Narrower | Boswell | A devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds |
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| Confederate | A supporter of the Confederate States of America |
| Francophile, Francophil | An admirer of France and everything French |
| Jacobite | A supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts |
| New Dealer | A supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal |
| Roundhead | A supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War |
| Shavian | An admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works |
| Whig | A supporter of the American Revolution |
| anglophile, anglophil | An admirer of England and things English |
| believer, truster | A supporter who accepts something as true |
| cheerleader | An enthusiastic and vocal supporter |
| corporatist | A supporter of corporatism |
| enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
| free trader | An advocate of unrestricted international trade |
| functionalist | An adherent of functionalism / functionalism |
| loyalist, stalwart | A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) |
| philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile | An admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
| pillar, mainstay | A prominent supporter |
| seconder | someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote |
| subscriber, endorser, indorser, ratifier | someone who expresses strong approval |
| sympathizer, sympathiser, well-wisher | someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful |
| toaster, wassailer | someone who proposes a toast |
| upholder, maintainer, sustainer | someone who upholds or maintains |
| voucher, verifier | someone who vouches / vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement |
| Broader | advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
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| Spanish | adepta, adepto, aficionada, aficionado, amiga, amigo, entusiasta, seguidora, seguidor |
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| Catalan | adepta, adepte, aficionada, aficionat, amic, amiga, entusiasta, protagonista, seguidora, seguidor |
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| Verbs | champion | protect or fight for as a champion |
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