'Sponsor' definitions:
Definition of 'sponsor'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: presenter, sponsor]
verb
verb
Assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
verb
Definition of 'Sponsor'
From: GCIDE
- Sponsor \Spon"sor\ (-s[~e]r), n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A person who vouches for another as fit for some post or task; as, one needs two sponsors to be considered for membership. [PJC]
- 4. A person or group that assumes financial responsibility for some activity, and may or may not participate in its organization and execution. [PJC]
- 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. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'sponsor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abettor,
- accept the responsibility,
- admirer,
- advocate,
- aficionado,
- angel,
- answer for,
- apologist,
- assure,
- attest,
- back,
- backer,
- bailsman,
- bankroll,
- be sponsor for,
- benefactor,
- bond,
- bondsman,
- buff,
- capitalize,
- certify,
- champion,
- confirm,
- countersecure,
- defender,
- dependence,
- encourager,
- endorse,
- endorser,
- ensure,
- exponent,
- fan,
- favorer,
- finance,
- financer,
- friend at court,
- fund,
- funder,
- godfather,
- godparent,
- grubstake,
- grubstaker,
- guarantee,
- guarantor,
- guaranty,
- insure,
- insurer,
- lover,
- Maecenas,
- mainpernor,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- meal ticket,
- mortgagor,
- paranymph,
- partisan,
- patron,
- patronize,
- pay for,
- promote,
- promoter,
- protagonist,
- provide for,
- refinance,
- reliance,
- second,
- seconder,
- sectary,
- secure,
- set up,
- sider,
- sign,
- sign for,
- stake,
- staker,
- stalwart,
- stand behind,
- stand sponsor for,
- stand up for,
- standby,
- subscribe to,
- subsidize,
- subsidizer,
- support,
- supporter,
- surety,
- sustainer,
- sympathizer,
- take the blame,
- take up,
- undersign,
- underwrite,
- underwriter,
- upholder,
- votary,
- warrant,
- warrantor,
- well-wisher