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upholder
Someone who upholds something
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  1. Someone who upholds something
supporter
One that supports, as a structural member of a building.
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  1. One that supports, as a structural member of a building.
  2. A person who supports; advocate; adherent; partisan
  3. An athletic supporter.
advocate
A person who pleads another's cause; specif., a lawyer
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  1. A person who pleads another's cause; specif., a lawyer
  2. A lawyer.
  3. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:
befriend
To become a friend of, to make friends with.
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  1. To become a friend of, to make friends with.
  2. To act as a friend to; help
  3. (Dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
second
In the second place, rank, group, etc.
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  1. In the second place, rank, group, etc.
  2. A unit of time equal to1 /60 of a minute. &diamf3; A sidereal second is1 /60 of a sidereal minute, and a mean solar second is1 /60 of a mean solar minute.
  3. To act as an aide or second to; aid; assist
abet
To urge, encourage, or help (a person):
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  1. To urge, encourage, or help (a person):
  2. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
  3. To actively, knowingly, and/or intentionally aid, encourage, incite, instigate, or otherwise support the commission of an act. To actively, knowingly, and/or intentionally aid, encourage, incite, instigate, or otherwise support the commission of an act.
Find another word for stand-by. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for stand-by, like: upholder, supporter, advocate, befriend, second, abet, be-prepared, be ready, be near, patron and protector.

Sentence Examples

  • No one has to be on stand-by to take you to the next destination.

  • Stand-by songs like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

  • The old stand-by question for red carpet reporters is "Who are you wearing?"

  • Traditional Thanksgiving dinners are a good stand-by and a great idea if you are cooking for a large group of people, but for a tasty change of pace you might want to explore some alternative Thanksgiving dinner ideas.

  • I thought you might want to stand by.

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