3
confederate(support, help, stay, associate, representative)
3
devotee(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, follower)
3
disciple(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter)
3
enthusiast(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, follower)
3
financer(noun, advocate, leader, supporter, fan)
3
good person
3
grubstaker(noun, advocate, supporter, patron, operator)
3
guardian(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, friend)
3
help(aid, associate, subordinate, representative, assistant)
3
junior(noun, supporter, assistant, helper, aide)
3
lieutenant(noun, assistant)
3
mainstay(noun, support, stay, advocate, champion)
3
minion(noun, supporter, fan, assistant, admirer)
3
partner(noun, help, aid, associate, subordinate)
3
presenter
3
staker(noun, supporter)
3
subordinate(noun, help, aid, associate, representative)
3
votary(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, follower)
2
acolyte(noun, assistant)
2
activist(noun, government, supporter, fighter, promoter)
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