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/ˈspɒn.səː/
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/ˈspɑn.sɚ/
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/ˈspɒ̝n.səː/
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A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club. They were my sponsors for immigration.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: godparent, gossip
A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: godparent, gossip
A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
And now a word from our sponsor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patron, underwriter
Antonyms: none provided
To be a sponsor for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
someone who supports or champions something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patron, supporter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benefactor, helper
Narrower terms: angel, backer, godfather, godparent, guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter, patroness, patronne, tower of strength, pillar of strength
an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: presenter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
assume sponsorship of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patronize, patronise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
Narrower terms: cosponsor
assume responsibility for or leadership of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support, back up
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support, back up
Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
Across languages
Translations 135 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
رَاعٍ
(rāʕin)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Belarusian :
паручы́цель
(paručýcjelʹ)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Belarusian :
паручы́целька
(paručýcjelʹka)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Bulgarian :
поръчи́тел
(porǎčítel)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Bulgarian :
поръчи́телка
(porǎčítelka)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Bulgarian :
попечител
(popečitel)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Catalan :
patrocinador
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Chinese Mandarin :
保證人 /保证人
(bǎozhèngrén)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Czech :
sponzor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Czech :
sponzorka
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Dutch :
sponsor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Esperanto :
patrono
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Finnish :
tukija
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Finnish :
tukihenkilö
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
French :
commanditaire
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
French :
sponsor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Galician :
patrocinador
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Galician :
patrocinadora
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
German :
Sponsor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
German :
Sponsorin
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Greek :
χορηγός
(chorigós)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Greek :
ανάδοχος
(anádochos)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Indonesian :
sponsor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Irish :
urraitheoir
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Macedonian :
покровител
(pokrovitel)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Macedonian :
покровителка
(pokrovitelka)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Manx :
barrantagh
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Māori :
kaitautoko
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Polish :
sponsor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Polish :
sponsorka
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Portuguese :
patrocinador
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Russian :
поручи́тель
(poručítelʹ)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Russian :
поручи́тельница
(poručítelʹnica)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Russian :
покрови́тель
(pokrovítelʹ)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Russian :
покрови́тельница
(pokrovítelʹnica)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Scottish Gaelic :
sponsair
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Scottish Gaelic :
goistidh (godfather)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Scottish Gaelic :
bana-ghoistidh (godmother)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Spanish :
patrocinador
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Spanish :
patrocinadora
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Swahili :
mfadhili
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Swedish :
fadder
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Swedish :
gudmor
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Swedish :
gudfar
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Ukrainian :
поручи́тель
(poručýtelʹ)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Ukrainian :
поручи́телька
(poručýtelʹka)
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Volapük :
spönan
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Volapük :
hispönan
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Volapük :
jispönan
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Welsh :
noddwr
— person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
Belarusian :
спо́нсар
(spónsar)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Belarusian :
спо́нсарка
(spónsarka)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Bulgarian :
спо́нсор
(spónsor)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Bulgarian :
спо́нсорка
(spónsorka)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Chinese Mandarin :
贊助者 /赞助者
(zànzhùzhě)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Czech :
sponzor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Czech :
sponzorka
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Finnish :
sponsori
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Finnish :
rahoittaja
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Finnish :
tukija
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
French :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
French :
commanditaire
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Georgian :
სპონსორი
(sṗonsori)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Georgian :
დამფინანსებელი
(dampinansebeli)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Georgian :
ფინანსური მხარდამჭერი
(pinansuri mxardamč̣eri)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
German :
Sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
German :
Sponsorin
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Greek :
χορηγός
(chorigós)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Italian :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Japanese :
スポンサー
(suponsā)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Kazakh :
демеуші
(demeuşı)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Korean :
스폰서
(seuponseo)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Macedonian :
спонзор
(sponzor)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Macedonian :
спонзорка
(sponzorka)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Malay :
penganjur
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Norman :
sponseur
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Norman :
spons'rêsse
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Norwegian Nynorsk :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Polish :
mecenas
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Polish :
mecenaska
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Polish :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Polish :
sponsorka
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Portuguese :
patrocinador
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Russian :
спо́нсор
(spónsor)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Russian :
мецена́т
(mecenát)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
спо̏нзор
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
спонзорка
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
spȍnzor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Serbo-Croatian :
sponzorka
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Slovak :
sponzor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Slovak :
sponzorka
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Slovene :
sponzor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Slovene :
sponzorka
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
patrocinador
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
auspiciador
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
mecenas
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
propiciador
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Spanish :
espónsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Swahili :
mfadhili
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Swedish :
sponsor
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Ukrainian :
спо́нсор
(spónsor)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Ukrainian :
спо́нсорка
(spónsorka)
— person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
Bulgarian :
спонсорирам
(sponsoriram)
— to be a sponsor for
Czech :
sponzorovat
— to be a sponsor for
Dutch :
sponsoren
— to be a sponsor for
Esperanto :
patroni
— to be a sponsor for
Finnish :
sponsoroida
— to be a sponsor for
French :
commanditer
— to be a sponsor for
French :
sponsoriser
— to be a sponsor for
French :
financer
— to be a sponsor for
French :
parrainer
— to be a sponsor for
French :
patronner
— to be a sponsor for
Galician :
patrocinar
— to be a sponsor for
German :
sponsern
— to be a sponsor for
Greek :
επιχορηγώ
(epichorigó)
— to be a sponsor for
Ido :
sponsorar
— to be a sponsor for
Irish :
urraigh
— to be a sponsor for
Malay :
menganjurkan
— to be a sponsor for
Māori :
tautoko
— to be a sponsor for
Polish :
sponsorować
— to be a sponsor for
Polish :
zasponsorować
— to be a sponsor for
Portuguese :
patrocinar
— to be a sponsor for
Romanian :
sponsoriza
— to be a sponsor for
Russian :
спонси́ровать
(sponsírovatʹ)
— to be a sponsor for
Russian :
финанси́ровать
(finansírovatʹ)
— to be a sponsor for
Russian :
профинанси́ровать
(profinansírovatʹ)
— to be a sponsor for
Scottish Gaelic :
sponsairich
— to be a sponsor for
Spanish :
patrocinar
— to be a sponsor for
Spanish :
auspiciar
— to be a sponsor for
Spanish :
esponsorizar
— to be a sponsor for
Swedish :
sponsra
— to be a sponsor for
Vietnamese :
tài trợ
— to be a sponsor for
Welsh :
noddi
— to be a sponsor for
