sponsor
noun
- commercial supporter of an event, activity, or person
- person who introduces a bill in a legislature
verb
- provide funding for
- support openly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈspɒn.səː/ / /ˈspɑn.sɚ/ / /ˈspɒn.sɚ/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
“He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.”
“They were my sponsors for immigration.”
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
“My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.”
“Members also choose a sponsor, with whom they are supposed to remain in regular, even daily, contact—and that, too, is a powerful boost for monitoring.”
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
“And now a word from our sponsor.”
verb
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
- To be a sponsor for.
“Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.”