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fosterer

fosterer

4.8
A person or group that helps new ideas grow and spread
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔstərər/
translation icon : fomentador
  • The nonprofit organization aims to be a fosterer of arts education in local schools.

Examples

  • His role as a fosterer includes providing support to startups to help them grow successfully.

  • As a fosterer, she dedicated her time to mentoring young artists during their development.

  • If NASA was in a government/private partnership to do something big and impressive beyond what was ever done before, that could justify NASA as the fosterer and coordinator of that.

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Synonyms

nurturer
vsfosterer
5 4.4

A person who cares for and supports someone or something so it can grow

offers broader or institutional support rather than direct personal care

How Supportive

mentor
245 2.7
fosterer
4.8
supporter
817 1.0
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

fosterer singular
fosterers plural

Morphology

fosterer = foster (transparent) = foster + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'foster' yields 'one who fosters'; meaning is directly derived and predictable.

Etymology

Fosterer comes from foster, an old English word that meant 'to feed' or 'raise', and the ending -er means 'one who'. So a fosterer is a person or group that 'feeds' or supports growth, for example by helping ideas or talent to grow.