sponsor (n.)
- abettor
- admirer
- advocate
- aficionado
- angel
- apologist
- back
- backer
- bankroll
- benefactor
- bond
- bondsman
- buff
- champion
- defender
- dependence
- endorser
- ensure
- exponent
- fan
- finance
- fund
- godfather
- godparent
- grubstake
- guarantee
- guarantor
- guaranty
- insurer
- lover
- mainstay
- maintainer
- mortgagor
- partisan
- patron
- promoter
- protagonist
- reliance
- second
- seconder
- sectary
- sider
- sign
- stake
- stalwart
- standby
- subsidizer
- support
- supporter
- surety
- sustainer
- sympathizer
- underwriter
- upholder
- votary
- warrant
- warrantor
- well-wisher
