sympathist
7.5
A person who supports a group or movement and shares its ideas
- noun
- /ˈsɪmpəˌθɪst/
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simpatizante
- The sympathist joined the rally to show support for the workers' rights movement.
Examples
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As a sympathist of animal rights, she actively campaigns against animal testing.
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Many environmentalists consider themselves sympathists for the climate change movement.
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"Why is it not guilt by association to declare a subscriber to the philosophy of Schopenhauer a Nazi sympathist?"
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Synonyms
supporter
vssympathist
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1.0
A person who backs a team or a cause
focuses on feeling sympathy rather than offering active help
sympathizer
vssympathist
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4.8
A person who supports a movement or idea without taking part
is similar but can include active or public support as well
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8.2
A person who supports a political group, often Communists, without joining it
is broader, applying to any cause or group rather than only politics
7.8
A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause
expresses sympathy without necessarily advocating or adopting the cause
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
sympathist singular
sympathists plural
Morphology
Etymology
Sympathist comes from the parts sym- ('together') and pathos ('feeling'), like the word sympathy. So a sympathist is someone who 'feels with' a group or idea and often supports their cause.