What does sponsor mean?

Definitions for sponsor
ˈspɒn sərspon·sor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. patron, sponsor, supporternoun

    someone who supports or champions something

  2. presenter, sponsorverb

    an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

  3. sponsor, patronize, patroniseverb

    assume sponsorship of

  4. sponsorverb

    assume responsibility for or leadership of

    "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

  5. patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsorverb

    do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

GCIDE

  1. Sponsornoun

    A person who vouches for another as fit for some post or task; as, one needs two sponsors to be considered for membership.

  2. Sponsornoun

    A person or group that assumes financial responsibility for some activity, and may or may not participate in its organization and execution.

  3. Sponsornoun

    A person or organization, usually a commercial organization, which pays the cost of an activity, such as a radio or television broadcast, and in return is given the right to advertise itself or its products as part of the activity; as, now a word from our sponsor.

Wiktionary

  1. sponsornoun

    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.

  2. sponsornoun

    One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.

    And now a word from our sponsor.

  3. sponsornoun

    A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him

    My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.

  4. sponsorverb

    To be a sponsor for.

  5. Etymology: From sponsor, from sponsus, past participle of spondeo

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sponsornoun

    A surety; one who makes a promise or gives security for another.

    Etymology: Latin.

    In the baptism of a male there ought to be two males and one woman, and in the baptism of a female child two women and one man; and these are called sponsors or sureties for their education in the true Christian faith. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

    The sponsor ought to be of the same station with the person to whom he becomes surety. William Broome.

ChatGPT

  1. sponsor

    A sponsor is an individual, organization, or group that provides financial or other types of support to a person, event, or activity, often in exchange for advertising or promotional benefits. This could include sponsoring a sports team, a charity event, a research project, a scholarship or an individual, such as an athlete or artist. The purpose of sponsorship is usually to gain brand recognition or enhance public image.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sponsornoun

    one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety

  2. Sponsornoun

    one who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother

  3. Etymology: [L., from spondere, sponsum, to engage one's self. See Spouse.]

Wikidata

  1. Sponsor

    To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. A sponsor is the individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sponsor

    spon′sur, n. one who promises solemnly for another: a surety: a godfather or godmother.—adj. Sponsō′rial.—n. Spon′sorship. [L.,—spondēre, sponsum, to promise.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. sponsor

    Military member or civilian employee with dependents.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sponsor' in Nouns Frequency: #2698

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sponsor' in Verbs Frequency: #819

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sponsor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sponsor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sponsor in a Sentence

  1. Jim Watson:

    We've got to get people together because people are coming up to all of us and saying, 'How can we help?' they want to help, they want to sponsor a family they want to provide financial support.

  2. Eric Schultz:

    As we announced months ago, President Obama will deliver speeches from time to time, some of those speeches will be paid, some will be unpaid, and regardless of venue or sponsor, President Obama will be true to his values, his vision, and his record.

  3. Richard Farley:

    I think it's clearly sort of pent-up demand on the sponsor side, the market has not been strong for dividend deals since last fall, and now I think you've had a number of deals come because they could.

  4. John Kerry:

    That's why we left in place the sanctions on human rights, the sanctions on arms, the sanctions on missiles, the sanctions on a state sponsor of terror, we are being more than vigilant, actually.

  5. President Trump:

    We will be instituting a very critical step, today, the U.S. is designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. [This] should have happened a long time ago -- should have happened years ago.

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