| habitué(advocate, supporter, fan, follower, admirer) |
| junior(subordinate, scholar, pupil, underling, apprentice) |
| legator(noun, follower) |
| mainstay(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |
| maintainer(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |
| novice |
| patron(noun, stay, advocate, supporter, fan) |
| pillar(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |
| preserver(support, stay, rock, champion, partisan) |
| promoter(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, admirer) |
| prop(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan) |
| prophet(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, follower) |
| proponent(support, stay, rock, champion, partisan) |
| protégé(advocate, supporter, fan, admirer, patient) |
| second(support, stay, rock, fan, champion) |
| sponsor(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter) |
| stalwart(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter) |
| stay(support, rock, fan, partisan, stalwart) |
| subordinate(adjective, junior, underling) |
| sustainer(support, stay, rock, champion, partisan) |