sponsor
sponsor definition
spon·sor (spän′sər)
noun
- a person or agency that undertakes certain responsibilities in connection with some other person or some group or activity, as in being a proponent, endorser, advisor, underwriter, surety, etc.
- a godfather or godmother; person who answers for a child, as at baptism, making the profession of faith and the promises prescribed
- in some Christian denominations, a person who acts as patron for someone being confirmed
- ☆ a business firm or other agency that alone or with others pays the costs of a radio or television program on which it advertises or promotes something
Etymology: L, surety < spondere, to promise solemnly < IE base *spend-, to bring a libation, vow > Gr spendein, to promise, spondē, libation
transitive verb
to act as sponsor for
Related Forms:
- sponsorial spon·so′·rial (-sôr′ē əl) adjective
- sponsorship spon′·sor·ship′ noun
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