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sponsor

[ spon-ser ]
/ ˈspɒn sər /
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noun
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
a person, firm, organization, etc., that finances and buys the time to broadcast a radio or television program so as to advertise a product, a political party, etc.
a person who makes a pledge or promise on behalf of another.
Christianity. a person who promises to mentor a youth or new convert preparing for confirmation or initiation, or who answers for an infant at baptism.
verb (used with object)
to act as sponsor for; promise, vouch, or answer for.
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Origin of sponsor

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin spōnsor “guarantor,” equivalent to spond(ēre) “to pledge” + -tor -tor, with dt becoming s

OTHER WORDS FROM sponsor

spon·so·ri·al [spon-sawr-ee-uhl], /spɒnˈsɔr i əl/, adjectivespon·sor·ship, nounun·spon·sored, adjective

Words nearby sponsor

spongy degeneration, spongy parenchyma, spongy substance, sponsion, sponson, sponsor, sponsored, sponsored content, sponsorship, spontaneity, spontaneous
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Words related to sponsor

advocate, backer, benefactor, patron, promoter, supporter, underwriter, back, bankroll, finance, fund, guarantee, subsidize, angel, godparent, guarantor, mainstay, surety, sustainer, grubstake

How to use sponsor in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sponsor

sponsor
/ (ˈspɒnsə) /
noun
(a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp)
  1. a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc
  2. a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort
mainly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time
a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc
Also called: godparent
  1. an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his Christian upbringing
  2. a person who presents a candidate for confirmation
mainly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
verb
(tr) to act as a sponsor for

Derived forms of sponsor

sponsorial (spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl), adjectivesponsorship, noun

Word Origin for sponsor

C17: from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnly
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