Synonyms and related words :
Maecenas, abettor, adherent, adorer, advocate, aficionado, amateur, amorist, angel, apologist, backer, beau, booster, buff, champion, collector, darling, defender, dependence, devotee, dilettante, encourager, endorser, enthusiast, exponent, fan, fancier, favorer, follower, friend at court, groupie, idolater, idolizer, infatuate, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paramour, paranymph, partisan, patron, promoter, protagonist, pursuer, reliance, rooter, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, suitor, support, supporter, sustainer, sweetheart, sympathizer, upholder, votary, well-wisher, wooer, worshiper,