supporter
sup·port·er/səˈpɔɹ.tɚ/noun
supporter is spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (sup·port·er). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supporter means “A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supporter is supporters.
How many letters and syllables are in supporter?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sup·port·er |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is supporter?
Supporter appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce supporter?
- UK /səˈpɔː.tə/
- US /səˈpɔɹ.tɚ/
- US /-ɾɚ/
Supporter has 3 syllables, split sup·port·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-supporter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with supporter?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as supporter from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of supporter
- supporters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supporter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
- 2
A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
- 3
Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
More than 10,000 supporters attended the last match.
- 4
Something that supports another thing.
- 5
Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
- 6
An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
- 7
A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
- 8
Clipping of athletic supporter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supporter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partisan, partisane, supporter, supporteur, supporteuse, supportrice |
| German | Unterstützer, Unterstützerin, Anhänger, Anhängerin, Parteigänger, Parteigängerin |
| Portuguese | apoiador, apoiadora, apoiante , adepto, torcedor , suporte |
| Spanish | apoyador, apoyadora, apoyante, partidiario, acuerpante, secundante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does supporter come from?
From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).