supporter Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
champion; protagonist; admirer; friend; booster.
- all their supporters came out for the game
- they are friends of the library
noun someone who supports or champions something
sponsor; patron.
noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assistant; help; helper.
- my invaluable assistant
- they hired additional help to finish the work
noun a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
garter.
noun a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
suspensor; jock; jockstrap; athletic supporter.

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Bacon.

The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. South.
Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.
(Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.
(Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.
(Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ. athletic supporter. A supprter (Def. 5), specifically to support the male testicles while engaged in vigorous athletics. Also called a jock or a jockstrap.