'Sponsor' definitions:

Definition of 'sponsor'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter]
noun
An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: presenter, sponsor]
verb
Assume sponsorship of [syn: sponsor, patronize, patronise]
verb
Assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
verb
Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]

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]

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