sup‧port‧er S3 W2 / səpɔtə $ -ɔrtər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 someone who supports a particular person, group, or plan → fan

strong/firm/staunch supporter

one of Bush’s staunchest supporters

supporter of

supporters of animal rights legislation

2 British English someone who likes a particular sports team, and often goes to watch them play 同义词 fan :

Manchester United supporters

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + supporter

a strong supporter He was a strong supporter of co-education.

a loyal supporter The party still has many loyal supporters.

a staunch supporter (= a strong and loyal supporter ) Even his staunchest supporters acknowledge that he is unlikely to win.

an enthusiastic/keen supporter Eisenhower had been an enthusiastic supporter of the regime.

an ardent/fervent supporter (= very enthusiastic ) She is an ardent supporter of the government’s proposed tax reforms.

an active supporter He remained an active supporter of Greenpeace.

a leading supporter Many of his leading supporters had by now either escaped abroad or been captured.

a political supporter He is one of the governor’s key political supporters.

Obama/Labour etc supporters Most of the newspaper’s readers were Labour supporters.