1. a person or thing that supports.
2. an adherent, follower, backer, or advocate.
3. a device, usually of elastic cotton webbing, for supporting some part of the body, especially a jockstrap.
I find it such a shame that many of our so called supporters fall into the 3rd definition.
2. an adherent, follower, backer, or advocate.
3. a device, usually of elastic cotton webbing, for supporting some part of the body, especially a jockstrap.
I find it such a shame that many of our so called supporters fall into the 3rd definition.

I've have an altogether less witty view, that there are supporters, and there are fans (shortened from fanatics) and the distinction gets blurred. I'm a supporter - there are too many fanatics in this world.