sponsor
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (3)sponsors, sponsored, sponsoring
- assume sponsorship ofSynonyms: patronizepatroniseMore general supportMore specific cosponsor
- assume responsibility for or leadership of“The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan”More general support, back up
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client ofSynonyms: patronizepatroniseshopshop atbuy atfrequentMore general support, back up
Noun (2)sponsors
- someone who supports or champions somethingSynonyms: patronsupporterType of benefactor, helperKinds patroness, angel, godfather, tower of strength, guarantor, godparent
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)Synonyms: presenterType of advocate, advocator
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Translations
Noun sponsor paying for an event
- Spanish
- patrocinador
- French
- sponsor
- German
- Sponsor
- Italian
- sponsor
- Portuguese
- patrocinador
- Russian
- спо́нсор spónsor
- Japanese
- スポンサー suponsā
- Dutch
- sponsor
- Polish
- sponsor
- Swedish
- sponsor
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L., from spondere, sponsum, to engage one's self. See Spouse.
1. One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
2. One who at the baptism of an infant professes the Christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother.
3. A person who vouches for another as fit for some post or task; as, one needs two sponsors to be considered for membership.
4. A person or group that assumes financial responsibility for some activity, and may or may not participate in its organization and execution.
5. A person or organization, usually a commercial organization, which pays the cost of an activity, such as a radio or television broadcast, and in return is given the right to advertise itself or its products as part of the activity; as, now a word from our sponsor.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors