Noun: sympathiser 'sim-pu,thI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sympathizer)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: sympathizer)
- 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
- 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