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SYMPATHISER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

sympathiser; sympathizer; well-wisher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sympathiser" 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 "sympathiser"):

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:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

Synonyms:

comforter; sympathiser; sympathizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

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

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

Derivation:

sympathise (to feel or express sympathy or compassion)

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