sponsor

spon-sor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person or organization that pays for an event or activity in return for advertising.

  2. 2.

    One who supports or vouches for another.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To support financially or through endorsement.

Forms

plural: sponsors

Related words

See also: advertise, fund, support
Synonyms: backer, patron, supporter

Etymology

From Latin sponsor ("guarantor"), from spondere ("to promise").