| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insurer |
| Synonyms: | backer, bailsman, bondsman, patron, sponsor, underwriter |
| Main Entry: | sponsor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps, promotes |
| Synonyms: | advocate, angel*, another adherent, backer, benefactor, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, mainstay, patron, promoter, supporter, surety, sustainer, underwriter |
| Main Entry: | surety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guarantee |
| Synonyms: | assurance, bail, bondsman, certainty, confidence, corroboration, guarantor, guaranty, hostage, pledge, ratification, security, sponsor, substitute, sureness |
| Main Entry: | underwriter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sponsor |
| Synonyms: | advocate, angel*, backer, benefactor, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, guaranty, mainstay, patron, promoter, supporter, surety, sustainer |