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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpȯr-tər 
b
: one of two figures (as of men or animals) placed one on each side of an escutcheon and exterior to it
c
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a supporter of the Independent party
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights.
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His supporters have pushed back on the Republican administration's attempt to close the book on Epstein after Trump and his backers helped to heighten expectations of blockbuster revelations.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
That earned him an incredible list of clients and supporters who trust him and continue to champion his work.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials Dan Jernigan, Deb Houry, and Demetre Daskalakis smile as employees and supporters of the CDC line up outside its global headquarters on August 28, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The federal government’s revenue-sharing agreements with Nvidia and AMD, as well as its equity stakes in Intel, U.S. Steel, and MP Materials, threaten the very foundations that have made the U.S. economy the best in the world—and undermine the economic philosophy of many Trump supporters.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
That earned him an incredible list of clients and supporters who trust him and continue to champion his work.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials Dan Jernigan, Deb Houry, and Demetre Daskalakis smile as employees and supporters of the CDC line up outside its global headquarters on August 28, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The federal government’s revenue-sharing agreements with Nvidia and AMD, as well as its equity stakes in Intel, U.S. Steel, and MP Materials, threaten the very foundations that have made the U.S. economy the best in the world—and undermine the economic philosophy of many Trump supporters.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporter. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpōrt-ər
-ˈpȯrt-
: one that supports
especially
: one who argues or votes for someone or something
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