Sponsor

Origin

From Latin sponsor ("a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism"), from sponsus, past participle of spondeō

Full definition of sponsor

Noun

1. A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.They were my sponsors for immigration.
2. One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.And now a word from our sponsor.
3. A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with himMy narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.

Synonyms

• (one that pays the cost of event, media program) patron, underwriter

Verb

1. (transitive) To be a sponsor for.
• 2013-06-07, David Simpson, Fantasy of navigation, Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

Derived terms

• sponsorial
• sponsorship