sympathistn.
/ˈsɪmpəθɪst/ rare.
One who sympathizes, a sympathizer.
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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
flesher1646
fauterera1662
advocate1735
sympathizer1816
sympathista1834
advocator1837
ite1852
rooter1889
spear-carrier1960
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) II. 220 The..consciousness..of human auditors,—of flesh and blood sympathists—acts as a support and a stimulation.
1897 Chicago Advance 4 Feb. 154/1 Nature..is a natural sympathist.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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