favourerfavorern.
/ˈfeɪv(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈfeɪv(ə)rər/ One who favours.
1. † b. Const. to, towards. Obsolete.† c. A patron; = fautor n. 2.
a. One who countenances, encourages, or sides with another; a well-wisher, friend, or follower.
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend
friendOE
wineOE
fellowa1225
friendmana1250
lovera1275
amic1330
gossipc1390
mikea1400
ally1406
amykec1450
favourer1483
favourite1590
palc1770
butty1791
amigo1813
amico1820
compadre1834
pally1863
tillicum1869
nigger1884
buddy1895
paxc1900
mutual1901
righto1908
segotia1917
bud1924
palsy1930
palsy-walsy1932
buddy-buddy1943
winger1943
mucker1947
main man1956
goombah1968
gabba1970
money1982
1483 Cath. Angl. 124/1 A Fauerer, favtor.
1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 64 Preamble The same persones..were adherentis, assistencis, confederatis, favowrers.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. vii. 7 Let him be punished with all his frendes and fauourers.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 84 He was a great favourer of the French Nation.
1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 318 Being supposed a favourer of King James.
1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. x. 62 That modest Freedom..which..some of my Favourers attribute to me.
1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) i. i. 38 A favourer of the Persians.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager
friendOE
procurera1325
fautorc1330
voweec1380
corner-stonec1384
abettor1387
vocatec1390
procurator1395
maintainer?a1400
proctora1413
supporter1426
comforter1483
factorc1503
allower1528
advancer1536
affirmer?1541
agreer1548
encourager1562
fortifierc1565
favourer1567
aim-crier1597
suffragator1606
seconder1623
countenancera1625
affectionate1628
adstipulator1646
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fauterera1662
advocate1735
sympathizer1816
sympathista1834
advocator1837
ite1852
rooter1889
spear-carrier1960
1567 T. Palfreyman Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) iii. ii. f. 86v They are not..faythfull fathers, frends and fauourers to theire countreye.
1586 R. Carvyle in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 225 III. 119 A favorer towards the mayntenaunce of peace and amitie.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] > patron
avowe1297
avowrya1387
setter-forth1451
fautora1464
patron1466
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patroona1641
good fairy1716
fairy godfather1847
avoué1851
tall relative1976
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis ii. xxi. 138 Go, Souldiers, with the gods your fauourers, and subdue those men.
1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. vii. 18 A particular favorer, and Patron of Ariobarzanes.
2. One who supports or promotes a movement, opinion, project, etc.; a furtherer, promoter.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice
sustainer?a1439
patron1466
favourer1542
urger1574
patriot1631
espouser1645
advocater1647
voucher1677
protagonist1880
1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Biiiv Those which saye they be fauourers of the Gospell.
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. I2 Learned or singuler fauourers and Aduancers of learning. View more context for this quotation
1662 H. More Gen. Coll. Philos. Writings (1712) Pref. Gen. 23 They were no enemies to the opinion of the Soul's Prae-existence, but rather favourers thereof.
1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients clxx. 394 Whether Matters will be refer'd to any favourer of Peace.
1792 F. Burney Let. May in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 165 The French Revolution, of which she is a favourer.
1875 Ld. Tennyson Queen Mary i. v. 41 They think me favourer of this marriage.
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