sympathizer
[sim-puh-thahy-zer]
- a person who sympathizes.
- Ophthalmology. an eye that exhibits ophthalmia because of disease or injury of the other.
Origin of sympathizer
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Examples from the Web for sympathizer
Contemporary Examples
Anyone considered insufficiently anti-Communist was deemed a “comsymp”—short for Communist sympathizer.
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to WoodstockJohn Avlon
August 17, 2014
The president considered “Lucky Lindy,” as he was derisively called, a Nazi sympathizer and a subversive.
Historical Examples
But is Mrs. Boompointer really disaffected, and a Southern sympathizer?
ClarenceBret Harte
"And think of how hard Dave and you worked," put in a sympathizer.
Dave Porter and His RivalsEdward Stratemeyer
You are a well-known Northern sympathizer and I am compelled to do it.
Before the DawnJoseph Alexander Altsheler
"I thought you were a Spanish sympathizer, Mr. Wyman," he said.
A Voyage with Captain DynamiteCharles Edward Rich
It created a sort of sympathy which was bad for the digestion of the sympathizer.
The EddyClarence L. Cullen
Word Origin and History for sympathizer
n.
1815, agent noun from sympathize.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper