n.
1.a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2.someone who supports or champions something
3.a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
4.a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
5.a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
Idiom of the Day
rule out (someone or something) or rule (someone or something) out
to decide against someone or something, to eliminate someone or something
The team has not ruled out using the new player during the tournament.