Synonyms and related words :
Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologete, apologist, apologizer, backer, buff, champion, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, friend at court, guard, justifier, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paladin, paranymph, partisan, patron, patroness, pillar, pleader, promoter, proponent, protagonist, protector, protectress, reliance, rock, safekeeper, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, successful advocate, support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, tower, tower of strength, upholder, vindicator, votary, well-wisher, whitewasher,