19
supporter(noun, support, stay, advocate, rock)
13
defender(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
12
advocate(noun, person, stay, supporter, fan)
10
patron(noun, stay, advocate, supporter, fan)
10
adherent(noun, stay, advocate, supporter, fan)
10
backer(noun, stay, advocate, supporter, fan)
10
partisan(noun, person, cause, stay, advocate)
9
champion(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter)
9
maintainer(noun, support, stay, partisan, pillar)
9
proponent(noun, person, stay, advocate, supporter)
9
sustainer(noun, support, stay, advocate, fan)
8
exponent(noun, person, stay, advocate, supporter)
8
promoter(noun, advocate, supporter, sponsor, backer)
7
apologist(noun, support, stay, rock, partisan)
5
abettor(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
5
mainstay(noun, support, stay, rock, partisan)
5
pillar(noun, support, stay, advocate, source)
5
seconder(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
4
ally(noun, advocate, supporter, fan, follower)
4
protector(noun, advocate, supporter, champion, hero)
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