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sympathizer

noun sympathizers · sympathiser

  1. derogatory, often A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter. His reputation was ruined when it was revealed that he had been a Nazi sympathizer before the war.
  2. archaic A person who has, shows or expresses sympathy (with another person or people); a person who enters into the feelings of another. […] it is a sad case when the truly godly, who are cordial sympathizers, and earnest intercessours in the straits of a Nation, are stricken dumb in a day of calamity […]

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noun supporter

Españolsimpatizante, atenedor
Françaissympathisant, sympathisante
DeutschSympathisant, Sympathisantin
Русскийсочу́вствующий sočúvstvujuščij, сочу́вствующая sočúvstvujuščaja, сторо́нник storónnik, сторо́нница storónnica, симпатиза́нт simpatizánt, симпатиза́нтка simpatizántka
Tiếng Việtcảm tình viên

noun person who enters into the feelings of another

Русскийсочу́вствующий sočúvstvujuščij, сочу́вствующая sočúvstvujuščaja

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@misc{sympathizer_2026,
  title = {sympathizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sympathizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}