4
second(noun, support, stay, advocate, rock)
4
stalwart(noun, support, stay, advocate, rock)
4
support(noun, advocate, rock, supporter, fan)
4
votary(noun, supporter, fan, follower, stalwart)
3
angel
3
backbone(noun, support, stay, partisan, pillar)
3
follower(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter)
3
friend at court(expression, idiom, auxiliary)
3
guardian(noun, supporter, fan, follower, champion)
3
sponsor(noun, support, stay, advocate, supporter)
3
sympathizer(noun, supporter, fan, follower, champion)
2
admirer
2
approver
2
back
2
bearer(noun, support, advocate, supporter, fan)
2
brace(noun, support, fan, follower, prop)
2
buttress(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
2
crutch(noun, support, prop, pillar, backbone)
2
endorser(noun, stay, advocate, champion, partisan)
2
expounder(noun, stay, advocate, supporter, champion)
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