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Supporter vs Supplement - What's the difference?

supporter | supplement |

As nouns the difference between supporter and supplement

is that supporter is a person who gives support to someone or something while supplement is supplement.

supporter

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who gives support to someone or something.
  • # A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent.
  • # A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
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  • # (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
  • There were 10,000 supporters in the last match.
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  • Something that supports another thing.
  • # Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
  • # (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
  • # A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
  • #* 1957 , , 1991 LB Books edition, page 117,
  • From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
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  • Synonyms

    * adherent * proponent

    Antonyms

    * detractor * opponent

    Anagrams

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    supplement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03, author=David S. Senchina, volume=101, issue=2, page=134
  • , magazine= , title= Athletics and Herbal Supplements , passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
  • An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
  • An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
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  • *:"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements , refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir! "
  • (lb) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
  • A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
  • Verb

  • To provide or make a supplement to something.
  • Synonyms

    * eke out