Meaning

3 senses
  1. 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.

    Sponsor, Sponsorin

    поручи́тельporučítelʹ, поручи́тельницаporučítelʹnica, покрови́тельpokrovítelʹ

    поручи́тельporučýtelʹ, поручи́телькаporučýtelʹka

  2. 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.

    A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.

    My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.

  3. 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.

    Sponsor, Sponsorin

    спо́нсорspónsor, мецена́тmecenát

    спо́нсорspónsor, спо́нсоркаspónsorka

More definitions
  • someone who supports or champions something
  • an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

Examples

65 sentences
  1. Who sponsored the race?

    deWer stand Pate für das Rennen?

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  2. This program has the following sponsors.

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  3. My sponsor was willing to agree to my suggestion.

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  4. This program has been brought to you by the following sponsors.

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  5. I've found a sponsor.

    deIch habe einen Sponsor gefunden.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another:
person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.:
Русский
By meaning 2
person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another:
person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).

Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).

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Forms

plural: sponsors
Singularsponsor
Pluralsponsors

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who supports or champions something:patronsupporter
  • an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.):presenter

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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