7
conservationist(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
donator(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
liberator(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
lifeguard(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
preservationist(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
7
white knight(noun, support, supporter, backer, protector)
5
guard(noun, watch, shield, safeguard, mask)
5
promoter(noun, advocate, supporter, sponsor, backer)
5
vindicator(noun, advocate, champion, partisan, hero)
4
withstander
4
lion(noun, feature, characteristic, person)
4
pleader(noun, advocate, supporter, brief, sponsor)
4
seconder(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
4
sustainer(noun, support, stay, advocate, fan)
4
sympathizer(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, friend)
3
ally(noun, advocate, fan, follower, champion)
3
adherent(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter)
3
angel(noun, advocate, guard, safeguard, supporter)
3
apologizer
3
bodyguard(noun, defense)
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