sponsor: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of sponsor
noun
A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
Example: He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.
A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect. A senior member of a twelve step or similar program chosen to guide an initiate and form a partnership with them.
Example: My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.
A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
Example: And now a word from our sponsor.
Listed forms: sponsors.
Source: Wiktionary — sponsor.
verb
- transitive
To be a sponsor for.
Listed forms: sponsors, sponsoring, sponsored.
Source: Wiktionary — sponsor.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sponsor.
noun
someone who supports or champions something
noun
an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
verb
assume sponsorship of
verb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sponsor in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sponsor
S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + O(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of sponsor
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from sponsor
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sponsor. Showing up to 24, longest first.