sup|port|er

sup|port|er
sup|port|er «suh PR tuhr, -POHR-», noun.
1. a person who supports, especially one who sides with, backs up, or assists a person or cause; adherent; partisan.
2. a thing that supports, especially something worn to hold up a garment, such as a garter, or some part of the body, such as a jockstrap.
3. Heraldry. either of two figures, as of animals or human beings, standing one on each side of an escutcheon, and often depicted as holding it.

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  • sup|port — «suh PRT, POHRT», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep from falling or sinking; bear the weight of; hold up; sustain: »Walls support the roof. Crutches supported the injured man. 2. to give strength, courage, or confidence to; keep up; help: »Hope… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port´a|ble|ness — sup|port|a|ble «suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be supported; bearable or endurable: »Future wars must have limited objectives, attainable by limited means and making defeat a painful, but supportable blow to the loser (Bulletin of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port|a|ble — «suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be supported; bearable or endurable: »Future wars must have limited objectives, attainable by limited means and making defeat a painful, but supportable blow to the loser (Bulletin of Atomic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port´ing|ly — sup|port «suh PRT, POHRT», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep from falling or sinking; bear the weight of; hold up; sustain: »Walls support the roof. Crutches supported the injured man. 2. to give strength, courage, or confidence to; keep up; help:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port|a|bil|i|ty — «suh PR tuh BIHL uh tee, POHR », noun. the quality or condition of being supportable …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port|a|bly — «suh PR tuh blee, POHR », adverb. in a supportable manner; so as to be supportable or endurable …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port|ing — «suh PR tihng, POHR », adjective. 1. keeping from falling: »The veins and veinlets combine supporting and conductive tissues (Fred W. Emerson). 2. keeping from giving way; sustaining; giving assistance or relief: »a strong supporting cast, a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|port|less — «suh PRT lihs, POHRT », adjective. having no support …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup·port·er — /səˈpoɚtɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a person who supports an idea, a politician, a cause, etc. the proposal s supporters the President s supporters a supporter of the Independent party 2 : a fan of a sports team …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´sup|port´a|bly — in|sup|port|a|ble «IHN suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. not endurable; unbearable; intolerable; insufferable: »Henry could be utterly insupportable; but he was always worth it (Harper s). –in´sup|port´a|ble|ness, noun. –in´sup|port´a|bly,… …   Useful english dictionary

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