Sponsor
Definitions
- 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.
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
- A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
Conjugation
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Equivalents
Examples
“He was my sponsor⟳ when I applied to join⟳ the club.”
“They were my sponsors for immigration.”
“The colonel and his sponsor⟳ made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor⟳] long and stringy, with a face⟳ that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.”
“My narcotics anonymous sponsor⟳ became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.”
“Members also choose⟳ a sponsor⟳, with whom they are supposed to remain⟳ in regular, even daily, contact⟳—and that, too, is a powerful boost⟳ for monitoring.”
“And now a word from our sponsor⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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