sponsor

Japanese: スポンサー

〘 noun 〙 (sponsor)① Someone who provides funds for a business. An investor. A supporter. A patron. ※Autumn Awakening (1957-58)〈Enchi Fumiko〉The Man Bearing the Shadow "I'm going to find a sponsor and build a private educational research institute."② A person who provides programs for commercial broadcasting. An advertiser. ※Iroha Friendship Records (1953)〈Tokugawa Musei〉Mi "In commercial broadcasting, a certain sponsor started a radio show called Radio Doctor."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (sponsor)① 事業の資金を出してくれる人。出資者。後援者。パトロン。※秋のめざめ（1957‐58）〈円地文子〉翳を負う男「スポンサーを見つけて、私立の教育研究所を建てるの」② 商業放送の番組提供者。広告主。※いろは交友録（1953）〈徳川夢声〉み「民間放送では、あるスポンサーのラジオ・ドクトルを始めたが」

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