SPONSOR

patron, sponsor, supporter

(noun) someone who supports or champions something

presenter, sponsor

(noun) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

sponsor, patronize, patronise

(verb) assume sponsorship of

sponsor

(verb) assume responsibility for or leadership of; “The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan”

patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor

(verb) do one’s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sponsor

A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.

Hyponyms: godparent, gossip (obsolete)

A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him.

One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.

Synonyms: patron, underwriter

Verb

sponsor (third-person singular simple present sponsors, present participle sponsoring, simple past and past participle sponsored)

(transitive) To be a sponsor for.

Anagrams

• Sproson

Source: Wiktionary


Spon"sor, n. Etym: [L., from spondere, sponsum, to engage one's self. See Spose.]

1. One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.

2. One who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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