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subsidizer

subsidizer

1 6.8
A person, group, or country that gives money to support an activity like an industry
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbsɪˌdaɪzər/
  • US
translation icon : subvencionador
  • As a result, the irrational selection of the defendant to serve as the sole subsidizer therefore violates the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause.

Examples

  • Because we must assume no fault on the defendant's part at the point in the proceeding that subsidization by the defendant-producer is required, the defendant stands in no different position from other members of society as the appropriate subsidizer of the plaintiff's discovery costs.

    Academic text (2018)
  • There's been some media coverage since then of Social Security's declining revenues, but none clearly makes the point that Social Security is about to cease playing its decades-old role as subsidizer of the rest of the federal government.

    Blog text (21)
  • The only conceivable basis for rationally distinguishing the defendant from other citizens as a potential subsidizer of the plaintiff's discovery costs is the defendant's alleged fault, thereby justifying singling him out to bear those costs.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The government acts as a subsidizer to help farmers during difficult economic times.

  • Nonprofit organizations can often serve as a subsidizer for community projects by providing necessary funding.

  • Many educational institutions rely on private donors as subsidizers to support scholarships and research programs.

Synonyms

backer
vssubsidizer
73 3.0

Someone, company or group who gives money to help a project

gives money specifically to support an activity or industry rather than general projects

Antonyms

300 3.7

A person or organization that gets something

How Generous

benefactor
46 4.6
subsidizer
  • US
1 6.8
donor
230 3.0
to sponsor
362 3.7

Surface Forms

subsidizer singular
subsidizers plural

Morphology

subsidizer = subsidize (transparent) = sub + sid + izer

The word 'subsidizer' is transparently formed from 'subsidize' by adding the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Subsidizer comes from the word subsidy, which has the parts sub- 'under' and sedere 'to sit'. Think of help that 'sits under' and holds something up, so a subsidizer is someone who gives money to support an activity.