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# supporter

noun (a supporter, supporters)

«supporter» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A supporter is a person who likes and cheers for a sports team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#m1)
2. A supporter is a person who agrees with and helps an idea, a person, a charity or a political party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#m2)
3. A supporter can also be something that holds something up, like an athletic support. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday UK, Irish and Australian life: «I'm a Liverpool supporter» (US: «fan»). In politics lessons, candidates have supporters who vote and campaign. Charities thank their supporters.

### Examples

- He's been an Arsenal supporter since he was five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x1)
- The supporters sang all through the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x2)
- She is a big supporter of animal charities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x3)
- The candidate thanked her supporters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x4)
- The away supporters cheered loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x5)
- Supporters raised money for the new hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: support. «Supporter» is a little more formal than «fan».

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday UK, Irish and Australian life: «I'm a Liverpool supporter» (US: «fan»). In politics lessons, candidates have supporters who vote and campaign. Charities thank their supporters.

### Examples

- And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a supporter and a stronghold unto him. (Writings DAN.11.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supporter/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Verb: support. «Supporter» is a little more formal than «fan».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «supporter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supporter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supporter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supporter.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «supporter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supporter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supporter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/supporter.html) on Mova free.