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sponsor
- /ˈspɒn.səː/ UK
- /ˈspɑn.sɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈspɒn.sɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈspɔn.səː/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈspɒ̝n.səː/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
noun sponsors
- A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect. He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them. My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.
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A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
And now a word from our sponsor.
Similar: patron, underwriter
verb sponsors · sponsoring · sponsored
- To be a sponsor for. Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: supporter, patronize, patron, shop, frequent, buy at, shop at, delegation, subsidize, entrepreneur, boss, patronage, advocate, funder, proponent, fund
Translations
Every language
noun person or organization with religious, legal, or financial responsibility for another
| Español | patrocinador, patrocinadora |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保證人 /保证人 bǎozhèngrén |
| Kiswahili | mfadhili |
| Português | patrocinador |
| Français | commanditaire, sponsor |
| Deutsch | Sponsor, Sponsorin |
| Ελληνικά | χορηγός chorigós, ανάδοχος anádochos |
| Русский | поручи́тель poručítelʹ, поручи́тельница poručítelʹnica, покрови́тель pokrovítelʹ, покрови́тельница pokrovítelʹnica |
| العربية | رَاعٍ rāʕin |
noun person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, etc.
| Español | patrocinador, auspiciador, mecenas, sponsor, propiciador, espónsor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스폰서 seuponseo |
| 日本語 | スポンサー suponsā |
| 中文 | 贊助者 /赞助者 zànzhùzhě |
| Kiswahili | mfadhili |
| Português | patrocinador |
| Français | sponsor, commanditaire |
| Deutsch | Sponsor, Sponsorin |
| Italiano | sponsor |
| Ελληνικά | χορηγός chorigós |
| Русский | спо́нсор spónsor, мецена́т mecenát |
verb to be a sponsor for
| Español | patrocinar, auspiciar, esponsorizar |
|---|---|
| Português | patrocinar |
| Français | commanditer, sponsoriser, financer, parrainer, patronner |
| Deutsch | sponsern |
| Ελληνικά | επιχορηγώ epichorigó |
| Română | sponsoriza |
| Русский | спонси́ровать sponsírovatʹ, финанси́ровать finansírovatʹ, профинанси́ровать profinansírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tài trợ |
Talk about this word "sponsor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sponsor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sponsor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sponsor "sponsor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sponsor.Cite this
@misc{sponsor_2026,
title = {sponsor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sponsor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
