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supporter definition

sup·porter (-ər)

noun

  1. a person who supports; advocate; adherent; partisan
  2. a thing that supports; esp.,
    1. an elastic, girdlelike device worn to support the back, abdomen, etc.
    2. ☆ jockstrap
      in full athletic supporter
    3. ☆ garter
  3. Heraldry either of a pair of figures, as of animals or men, standing one on either side of a shield

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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