Sponsor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who supports or champions something

an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɑːnsɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɒnsə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɒnsə/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɑːnsɚ/.

Examples

The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

buy at patronise patron shop at patronize presenter supporter frequent shop

Antonyms

boycott

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who supports or champions something
noun	an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
verb	assume sponsorship of
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

Word Forms

patronize	verb	assume sponsorship of
patronise	verb	assume sponsorship of
sponsorship	noun	the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)
sponsor	verb	assume responsibility for or leadership of
support	verb	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
present	verb	cause to come to know personally
sponsor	noun	an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
patron	noun	someone who supports or champions something
shop	noun	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
shopper	noun	a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her
frequent	adjective	coming at short intervals or habitually
frequenter	noun	a regular customer

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

parrainer

quelqu'un qui soutient ou défend quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

patrocinador

alguien que apoya o defiende algo

🇵🇹Portuguese

patrocinador

alguém que apoia ou defende algo

🇷🇺Russian

спонсор

тот, кто поддерживает или защищает что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रायोजक

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी चीज़ का समर्थन या समर्थन करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃষ্ঠপোষক

যে কেউ কিছু সমর্থন করে বা চ্যাম্পিয়ন হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பான்சர்

எதையாவது ஆதரிக்கும் அல்லது வெற்றிபெறும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పాన్సర్

దేనికైనా మద్దతు ఇచ్చే లేదా విజేతగా నిలిచే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रायोजक

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या गोष्टीचे समर्थन करते किंवा चॅम्पियन करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાયોજક

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે કંઈકને ટેકો આપે છે અથવા ચેમ્પિયન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಜಕರು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പോൺസർ

എന്തെങ്കിലും പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിജയിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਾਂਸਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسپانسر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی چیز کی حمایت کرتا ہے یا چیمپئن کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赞助

支持或拥护某事的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スポンサー

何かをサポートまたは擁護する人

🇰🇷Korean

스폰서

무언가를 지지하거나 옹호하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà tài trợ

ai đó ủng hộ hoặc vô địch cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

สปอนเซอร์

คนที่สนับสนุนหรือสนับสนุนบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇵🇭Filipino

isponsor

isang taong sumusuporta o nagtatagumpay ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penaja

seseorang yang menyokong atau memperjuangkan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راعي

شخص يدعم أو يدافع عن شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

حامی

کسی که از چیزی حمایت می کند یا قهرمان می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָתֵת חָסוּת

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