sympathizer

[ sim-puh-thahy-zer ]

/ ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪ zər /

Ophthalmology. an eye that exhibits ophthalmia because of disease or injury of the other.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1805–15; sympathize + -er¹

non·sym·pa·thiz·er, noun

The president considered “Lucky Lindy,” as he was derisively called, a Nazi sympathizer and a subversive.
The Fight Over America’s Entrance to WWII|Sandra McElwaine|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A partizan of the man she hated, or a sympathizer with this stranger who had already given her too much joy?
The City of Delight|Elizabeth Miller
And this is the cousin from across the sea who bids fair to become our more than sympathizer?
Peggy Owen Patriot|Lucy Foster Madison
How were they to distinguish a neutral or a sympathizer from their foes?
Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea

"Throw them through the roof, Pilot, we'll see fair play," cried a sympathizer.
The Lumberjack Sky Pilot|Thomas D. Whittles
Morier was throughout the war a sympathizer with Germany as against France.
My Autobiography|F. Max Mller