#patron__sponsor__supporter  someone who supports or champions something
  supertype:  benefactor__helper  a person who helps people or institutions
  subtype:  backer__angel  invests in a theatrical production
  subtype:  godfather  someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
  subtype:  godparent  a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
     subtype:  godfather.godparent  any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
     subtype:  godmother  any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
  subtype:  guarantor__surety__warrantor__warranter  one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
  subtype:  patroness__patrones  a woman who is a patron

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