3
endorser(noun, advocate, champion, partisan, hero)
3
maintainer
3
patroness
3
stalwart(noun, support, stay, advocate, rock)
3
support(noun, advocate, rock, supporter, fan)
3
wolf(noun, feature, characteristic, trait, behavior)
2
abettor(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
2
actor
2
advocator
2
campaigner(noun, supporter, sponsor, backer, fighter)
2
chaperon(noun, watch, guard, shield, safeguard)
2
custodian(noun, watch, guard, safeguard, escort)
2
encourager(noun, advocate, leader, supporter, fan)
2
expounder(noun, advocate, supporter, champion, partisan)
2
fan(noun, support, advocate, supporter, friend)
2
fender
2
friend at court(noun, expression, idiom)
2
guarder
2
justifier
2
knight(noun, courage, fortitude, bravery, combatant)
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