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a person who gives encouragement, moral or financial support, to a person, cause, the arts etc

person who supports a cause

advocate backer benefactor fan friend leader philanthropist sponsor supporter well-wisher angel booster champion defender front guarantor guardian guide head helper partisan protector surety sympathizer encourager fairy godparent financer patron saint
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1) the support given by a patron (patronage)

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