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
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
sponsor (third-person singular simple present sponsors, present participle sponsoring, simple past and past participle sponsored)
(transitive) To be a sponsor for.
• 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
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
