9
sustainer(noun, support, stay, partisan, pillar)
9
upholder(noun, support, stay, partisan, pillar)
5
apologist(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan)
5
defender
5
supporter(noun, support, stay, rock, prop)
4
mainstay(noun, support, stay, rock, partisan)
4
support(noun, rock, prop, backbone, mainstay)
3
backer
3
carrier
3
preserver(noun, support, stay, rock, fan)
3
second(support, stay, rock, fan, partisan)
2
admirer
2
advocate
2
arguer
2
assertor
2
back
2
backbone(support, stay, rock, partisan, pillar)
2
brace(support, prop, pillar, backbone, bulwark)
2
buttress(support, prop, pillar, backbone, bulwark)
2
champion
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