sponsor
English meaning: Sponsor
Definition
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
Example
“He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.”
Another example: “A local business agreed to sponsor the children's football team.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun and verb. As a noun: a person or company that pays for or supports an event, broadcast, team or person ('event sponsor', 'corporate sponsor'). Also a godparent/supporter at a religious or recovery context. As a verb, to fund or back.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'sponsor' ('a surety, guarantor'), from 'spondere' ('to pledge, promise'), from the 17th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- corporate sponsor
- main sponsor
- official sponsor
- sponsor an event
- title sponsor
- find a sponsor
Word Forms
sponsor (n); sponsors (pl); sponsor (v); sponsored; sponsorship (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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