SPONSOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sponsor mean? 

• SPONSOR (noun)
  The noun SPONSOR has 2 senses:

1. someone who supports or champions something

2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

  Familiarity information: SPONSOR used as a noun is rare.

• SPONSOR (verb)
  The verb SPONSOR has 3 senses:

1. assume sponsorship of

2. assume responsibility for or leadership of

3. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

  Familiarity information: SPONSOR used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPONSOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who supports or champions something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

patron; sponsor; supporter

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

benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

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

angel; backer (invests in a theatrical production)

godfather (someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild)

godparent (a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism)

guarantor; surety; warranter; warrantor (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)

patroness; patronne (a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron)

pillar of strength; tower of strength (a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort)

Derivation:

sponsor (assume sponsorship of)

sponsor (assume responsibility for or leadership of)

sponsorship (the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

presenter; sponsor

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

advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Derivation:

sponsor (assume sponsorship of)

• SPONSOR (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sponsor    ... he / she / it sponsors   
Past simple: sponsored   
Past participle: sponsored   
-ing form: sponsoring   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assume sponsorship of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

patronise; patronize; sponsor

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

support (support materially or financially)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sponsor"):

cosponsor (sponsor together with another sponsor)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue sponsor the movie

Derivation:

sponsor (someone who supports or champions something)

sponsor (an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assume responsibility for or leadership of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

sponsor (someone who supports or champions something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

buy at; frequent; patronise; patronize; shop; shop at; sponsor

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the pharmacokinetic concentration assessment.

(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the clinical event.

(Clinical Events Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the drug accountability assessment.

(Drug Accountability Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to name a disposition event.

(Disposition Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical trials carried out by cooperative groups are sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and large numbers of patients take part in many locations.

(Clinical Trials Cooperative Group, NCI Dictionary)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the microbiology susceptibility assessment.

(Microbiology Susceptibility Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

An NCI-sponsored clinical trials cooperative group of individuals and institutions dedicated to controlling cancer among children and adolescents.

(Pediatric Oncology Group, NCI Thesaurus)

It serves as a common meeting ground for the many federal agencies that sponsor or directly conduct relevant work as well as state and local health authorities.

(National Cancer Policy Board, NCI Thesaurus)

Generally, the coordinator manages the subject's clinical trial participation and provides a vital linkage between the subject, the investigator, and the sponsor.

(Clinical Coordinator, NCI Thesaurus)

Internal code used by the applicant or sponsor.

(Code, Food and Drug Administration)