sympathizer
[sim-puh-thahy-zer]
noun
a person who sympathizes.
Ophthalmology. an eye that exhibits ophthalmia because of disease or injury of the other.
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Origin of sympathizer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for sympathizer
Contemporary Examples of sympathizer
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 of sympathizer
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
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper