sympathizer

noun

Definition of sympathizernext
as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support doesn't have many sympathizers since everyone knows he brought his troubles on himself

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Recent Examples of sympathizer Ramping up the detention of Starlight sympathizers isn’t filling the hole in his heart. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 Much more dangerously, Mary was charged with being a Southern sympathizer or spy. — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Chavez and his aides repeatedly claimed that their critics are Communist or grower sympathizers who infiltrated the UFW before turning on it. — Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Allan Kardec codified his doctrine in 19th-century France but Brazil traditionally has the largest number of Kardecist Spiritism followers and sympathizers in the world. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 May 2026 The prosecutor quietly alerted Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, fearing Nazi sympathizers on the German force might warn Eichmann. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Investigators have claimed Mangione was motivated by anger toward the health insurance industry, leading to numerous sympathizers who expressed their own disapproval for the health insurance industry in demonstrations and nearby court hearings after Mangione’s arrest. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 In a society traumatized by the violence of the last 70 years, the new president came to power seeking to resume the path established by the 2016 peace agreement, in which about 13,000 FARC combatants and sympathizers exchanged armed struggle for amnesty and state protection. — Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
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supporter
Noun
  • To his supporters, Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the steadfast, fearless leader who transcended mere politics and inspired devotion.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Hundreds of supporters gathered to cheer her arrival after nearly a month and a half at sea.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
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