•sponsor, patron, backer (person or organisation with responsibility (especially with a religious or financial aspect)) · sponsor (one that pays all or part of the cost of an event)
a sponsor · a silent partner, a sleeping partner · principal, instigator, employer (person who orders a crime, person who hires someone to commit a crime in their stead)
A godparent, or (more strictly) a godfather (person present at the christening who agrees to help raise the child) · A sponsor, a supporter (of a company, project, or the like) · A mentor, a buddy; someone who helps and guide somebody in certain situations, for instance in a school or workplace.
köken: Inherited from Old Swedish fadder, derived from Low German vadder, short for Low German gevadder, calque of Latin compater, affix of com- (“joint”) + pater (“father”). First attested in 1491.
sponsor: · one that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time · sponsorship: