Synonyms for sponsor
ˈspɒn sərspon·sor

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   underwriter, patron

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. patron, sponsor, supporternoun

   someone who supports or champions something

   Synonyms:
   friend, garter, supporter, patron, help, suspensor, champion, presenter, athletic supporter, jockstrap, booster, admirer, assistant, jock, frequenter, helper, protagonist

2. presenter, sponsorverb

   an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

   Synonyms:
   supporter, presenter, giver, bestower, donor, patron, conferrer

3. sponsor, patronize, patroniseverb

   assume sponsorship of

   Synonyms:
   condescend, keep going, buy at, patronage, shop at, patronize, frequent, patronise, support, shop

4. sponsorverb

   assume responsibility for or leadership of

   "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, patronize, shop at, patronise, shop, buy at

5. patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsorverb

   do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

   Synonyms:
   haunt, keep going, give away, frequent, betray, patronise, support, browse, shit, shop, condescend, buy at, stag, patronize, rat, snitch, patronage, denounce, tell on, grass, shop at

Matched Categories

1. • Benefactor
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   surety

2. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   godfather or godmother

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   godparent, surety

   Associated words:
   sponsorial, sponsorship, sponsion, ward, protégé

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sponsor":

   proponent, promoter, godfather, sponsoring, sponsors, co-sponsor, sponsorship, developer, author, patron, godmother, guarantor, co-author, sponsored, respondent, promoters, nominating

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1. Jennifer Ward:

   The way it has worked historically is, when a child comes into the US without a parent or legal guardian, if there is a parent or guardian or relative already here, they would be placed with that person as a' sponsor' while they are undergoing immigration hearings.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   Trumpand Irans regime has taken new steps to advance its nuclear ambitions, once again, The Iranian regime uses The Iranian regime nuclear program to extort the international community and threaten regional security. The worlds top sponsor of terrorism can never be allowed to enrich uranium at any level.

3. Bernadette Meehan:

   The return from Cuba of fugitives from U.S. justice is an issue of long-standing concern to the United States that will be addressed in the broader context of normalizing relations, we believe this is the best method for finally bringing these cases to a successful resolution, and that they are not a bar to rescission of Cuba's state sponsor designation.

4. Michelle Shiplet:

   People with those issues have a sponsor and are not allowed with children unsupervised.

5. Jim Watson:

   We've got to get people together because people are coming up to all of us and saying, 'How can we help?' they want to help, they want to sponsor a family they want to provide financial support.