Synonyms for sponsor

Most common

patron · underwriter

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

protege

All antonyms of sponsor →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.

   And now a word from our sponsor.

2. v. 1

   To be a sponsor for.

Forms

Plural

sponsors → patrons, underwriters, sponsorships, supporters…

Past participle

sponsored
e.g. sponsored → shopped, patronized, frequented, subsidized…

Example sentences

• patron He's been a patron of this store for many years.
• supporter The communist got his dependable supporter at last.
• presenter This TV presenter is nothing more than a foul mouth.
• sponsorship Tom's sponsorship was withdrawn. He had to stop his research.
• backer The backer is waiting to see how the deal pans out.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

shop¹

6 letters

gossip², patron², backer², surety³

8 letters

frequent², sponsion

9 letters

supporter³, presenter³, godfather³, subsidize³, patronize³, subsidise, patronise, godparent

11 letters

sponsorship³, underwriter⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

sponsor

Italiano

sponsor

Español

patrocinador