The difference between Friend and Supporter

When used as nouns, friend means a person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection, whereas supporter means a person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement.

Friend is also verb with the meaning: to act as a friend to, to befriend.

check bellow for the other definitions of Friend and Supporter

  1. Friend as a noun:

    A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

    Examples:

    "John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

  2. Friend as a noun:

    A boyfriend or girlfriend.

  3. Friend as a noun:

    An associate who provides assistance.

    Examples:

    "The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."

  4. Friend as a noun:

    A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

    Examples:

    "a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."

  5. Friend as a noun:

    A person who backs or supports something.

    Examples:

    "I’m not a friend of cheap wine."

  6. Friend as a noun (informal):

    An object or idea that can be used for good.

    Examples:

    "Wiktionary is your friend."

  7. Friend as a noun (colloquial, ironic, used only in the [[vocative]]):

    Used as a form of address when warning someone.

    Examples:

    "You’d better watch it, friend."

  8. Friend as a noun (object-oriented programming):

    A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

  9. Friend as a noun (climbing):

    A spring-loaded camming device.

  10. Friend as a noun (obsolete):

    A paramour of either sex.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  11. Friend as a noun (Scotland, obsolete):

    A relative.

  1. Friend as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

  2. Friend as a verb (transitive):

    To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

  1. Supporter as a noun (sports):

    A person who gives support to someone or something. A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent. A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession. Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.

    Examples:

    "There were 10,000 supporters in the last match."

  2. Supporter as a noun (heraldry):

    Something that supports another thing. Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture. An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms. A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.

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