# supporter

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈpɔː.tə/ · frequency rank #6,421

## Definitions
1. A person who gives support to someone or something.
2. A person who gives support to someone or something.
3. A person who gives support to someone or something.
4. Something that supports another thing.
5. Something that supports another thing.
6. Something that supports another thing.
7. Something that supports another thing.
8. Something that supports another thing.

## Etymology
From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **support** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/support-vs-supporter)
- **supported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supported-vs-supporter)

## Common misspellings (12)
`spuporter`, `ssupporter`, `supoprter`, `suporter`, `supporetr`, `supporrter`, `supporterr`, `supportre`, `supportter`, `suppotrer`, `supproter`, `uspporter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supporter