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Noun: sympathiser  'sim-pu,thI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sympathizer)
  1. Someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
    "Her sympathisers sent cards of encouragement before the big race";
    - sympathizer, well-wisher
     
  2. A person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
    "She was a great sympathiser, always ready with a kind word for those in need";
    - sympathizer, comforter

Derived forms: sympathisers

Type of: admirer, booster, champion, communicator, friend, protagonist, supporter