See Also: sponsor 1, noun(dictionary)
Sponsor(health)
sponsor(2)(dictionary)
Sponsor(finance)
Sponsor(money)
sponsor(1)(dictionary)
Title Sponsor(money)
Sponsor - Poker(gambling)
sponsor 2, verb(dictionary)
SPONSOR, civil law(law)

sweater (iou) and sponsor 1, noun (oh)


sweater (iou)



sweater noun. LME.
[from SWEAT verb + -ER1.]
A person who sweats; spec. a person who employs workers at low wages under poor conditions. LME.
A medicine that induces sweating; a diaphoretic. rare. L17.
a. In pl. Clothes worn during Exercise by a person or a horse in order to induce profuse sweating. E-M19.
b. Orig., a woollen vest or jersey worn during Exercise in order to help Weight Loss, later also worn before or after Exercise for warmth. Now chiefly, any jersey or pullover, esp. a heavy woollen one, worn for warmth as an informal garment. L19.
A laborious task or occupation. arch. colloq. M19.
Comb.: sweater girl N. Amer. colloq. a young woman who wears tight-fitting sweaters; sweater-shirt (a) US a knitted garment that may be worn as a sweater or as a shirt; (b) = sweatshirt s.v. SWEAT noun.
sweatered adjective wearing a sweater E20.

sponsor 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: spondere 'to promise']
a) a person or company that pays for a show, broadcast, Sports event etc especially in exchange for the right to advertise at that event
sponsor of
::Eastman Kodak is a major sponsor of the Olympics.
::corporate sponsors
b) a person or company that supports someone by paying for their Training, Education, living costs etc
someone who agrees to give someone else money for a charity if they walk, run etc a particular distance
someone who officially introduces or supports a proposal for a new law
someone who officially agrees to help someone else, or to be responsible for what they do
::You cannot get a work visa without an American sponsor.
a godparent