SUPPORTERS

Noun

supporters

plural of supporter

Anagrams

• superports, supersport

Source: Wiktionary


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)

Definition: A knee placed under the cathead.

4. (Her.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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