empathizer

noun

as in sympathizer

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  1. sympathizer
  2. supporter
  3. collaborator
  4. ally
  5. fellow traveler
  6. accomplice
  7. abettor
Noun
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Cornell administration that gave leniency to these boys are at best sympathizers who valued those boys’ lives over Jane Doe’s.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sympathizer
Noun
  • Continue reading … DIRTY POLITICS — Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead of Frost’s Monday sentencing after his guilty plea to wire fraud, a flood of family members and supporters submitted about 80 letters to the court in a bid for leniency.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • In the 21st century, few people outside of show-business circles still know about the essential role of Astaire's behind-the-scenes collaborator, Hermes Pan.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The middle two dances represented the flipside of Danchig-Waring’s identity, as a collaborator alongside choreographers in the present moment.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • Machado and her allies have demanded that the Rodríguez government set a date for a presidential election.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Lula’s win confirmed by electoral court A video published by Lula’s campaign shows the veteran leader celebrating with First Lady Rosângela da Silva and allies after his runoff victory was confirmed by Brazil’s electoral court.
    — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of ally
Noun
  • Unfailingly, the advice from both locals and fellow travelers insisted on reservations at chef Frank Stitt and his wife Pardis's restaurants, foundational not just in the course of Birmingham's food history but the country's.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The fellow travelers wind up spending the week together, while The White Lotus star Coon stars as Sarah, the ex-fiancée of Lee’s character.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellow traveler
Noun
  • Since the beginning of the episode, Lee’s been tailed by McMann’s skinny accomplice — the guy Ginger shot in the neck at the end of the season premiere.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer begins with Pegg, who plays serial killer anesthetist Jason Nash, peering at a screen as a Channel 4 news story reports that the new identity of his former girlfriend and accomplice, a nurse named Alice Bell, has surfaced online.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Lewis, 50, was initially charged with murder as an aider and abettor, but pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to six years in state prison.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of abettor
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