staunch supporter
4
3.8
- noun
- /stɔntʃ səˈpɔrtər/
:
partidario inquebrantable
- At the congressional level, the bishops already have a staunch supporter of the Vatican in Henry Hyde.
And do you know who his staunchest supporter in the House is to keep the ethics report private?
- And do you know who his staunchest supporter in the House is to keep the ethics report private?
- Ban Ki Moon has become a staunch supporter of LGBT people and our strife for true universality of human rights.
Examples
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All that New Left rhetoric; well, he was certainly a staunch supporter of the working girl.
Fiction book (1994) -
An ambitious young conservative, Mr. Fournier is a staunch supporter of Mr. Trump.
Academic text (2016) -
I assume they then saw the light and became staunch supporters of the free market, yes?
Blog text (33) -
And do you know who his staunchest supporter in the House is to keep the ethics report private?
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"Natalie is a staunch supporter of my mother."
Fiction book (1990) -
Staunch supporter of the tobacco lobby.
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As should be expected, Wells has some new fans, and Fieri has some staunch supporters here in New York.
Blog text (5) -
Upon returning to Japan, he became a staunch supporter of psychoanalysis at that university.
Academic text (1990) -
National leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi were staunch supporters of the freedom of the press and urged newspaper editors to express their ideas fearlessly.
Academic text (2017) -
From early in his political career, Obama has always been a staunch supporter of gun restrictions.
Synonyms
817
1.0
A person who backs a team or a cause
156
3.7
A person who strongly supports a cause or another person
42
4.8
A person who supports a government, leader, or cause during a revolt
31
7.0
A strong supporter of a person, group, or cause who is not fair to other views
20
6.6
A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it
19
6.8
A person who stays loyal to a belief, group, or team and refuses to change
12
7.6
A loyal and reliable person who supports a group
10
1.0
A person who always supports you and can be trusted
4
4.1
A person who really loves and supports a singer, team, or show
4
2.7
A person who loves and supports a team, person, or group a lot
3
4.4
A person who publicly supports someone or something
2
3.4
A person, group, or country that gives strong and reliable help
1
3.9
A person who strongly supports and stays loyal to someone or something
1
2.8
A person or group that always supports another and can be trusted
1
2.8
A person or animal who stays with and supports you in hard times
1
3.9
A person, group, or country that strongly supports and stays loyal to another
A person who spends a lot of time and energy on a cause or person
A person who publicly supports someone or something
Antonyms
33
7.1
A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good
- Informal
2
5.6
A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is very firm and loyal in supporting...' is directly derivable from combining 'staunch' (loyal, unwavering) with 'supporter' (one who backs or champions someone). This adjective + noun composition follows regular English compositional patterns and has clear equivalents in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Staunch supporter comes from the old verb to staunch, which meant 'to stop a flow', like stopping blood or water. Imagine a person acting like a dam, holding things back and staying steady, so a staunch supporter is someone who is 'very firm and loyal'.