Synonyms and related words :
Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologist, backer, buff, champion, defender, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, friend at court, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paranymph, partisan, patron, promoter, protagonist, reliance, second, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, upholder, votary, well-wisher