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    SYMPATHIZER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successfulplay

    Synonyms:

    sympathiser; sympathizer; well-wisher

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("sympathizer" is a kind of...):

    admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sympathizer"):

    bleeding heart (someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged)

    fellow traveler; fellow traveller (a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party))

    Derivation:

    sympathize (share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortuneplay

    Synonyms:

    comforter; sympathiser; sympathizer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("sympathizer" is a kind of...):

    communicator (a person who communicates with others)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sympathizer"):

    Job's comforter (someone whose comfort is actually discouraging)

    Derivation:

    sympathize (to feel or express sympathy or compassion)

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