sympathizer

[US]/ˈsɪmpə θaɪzə/
[UK]/'sɪmpəθaɪzɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sympathizer, supporter

Example Sentences

When the fighting is over , we will reckon with the enemy’s sympathizers.

Lorca, a left-wing sympathizer, was shot dead in 1936 by supporters of General Franco during the Spanish Civil War.

He is a sympathizer of the environmental movement.

The group found a sympathizer in the local community.

She is a sympathizer of the opposition party.

The sympathizer offered help to the victims of the disaster.

He is known to be a sympathizer of the labor union.

The sympathizer expressed solidarity with the marginalized communities.

She became a sympathizer of the cause after hearing their stories.

The sympathizer donated money to support the charity organization.

He was labeled as a sympathizer by the opposing political party.

The sympathizer offered a listening ear to those in need.

Real-world Examples

They weren't there by accident. They were believed to be union sympathizers.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

The victims lay everywhere after an Islamic State sympathizer drove into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.

Source: PBS English News

Do you know what they'll do to you if you're branded a sympathizer? You'll be killed along with them!

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

For the far-right, it's a place of pilgrimage where sympathizers give fascist salutes.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2018

After the battle, the British army hunted down and killed clan chiefs and sympathizers.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

Many cross the border in remote areas near the Bekaa Valley, often with the help of Lebanese sympathizers like Hassan Abdelrahman.

Source: VOA Standard May 2013 Collection

Ordinarily the provincial convention was merely the old legislative assembly freed from all royalist sympathizers and controlled by patriots.

Source: American history

Germany complained when it was put on display and opposed a private sale for fear it would be bought by Nazi sympathizers.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2023

US media say a gunman who shot dead 8 people at a shopping centre in Texas on Saturday was a suspected far-right sympathizer.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

It's not known if ISIS had anything to do with this, but the group, its affiliates and sympathizers are being closely watched worldwide.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

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