ADHERENT
NOUNS, PERSON
► ABETTOR an adherent, a supporter, an advocate; one who encourages, countenances, or supports another in any proceeding; one who supports or advocates an opinion or principle → 1580
► FACTOR an adherent, a partisan, an approver → 1502 obs.
► FAUTERER an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager → 1662
► FAUTOR an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager → 1330
► FAUTRESS an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager → 1596 obs.
► SIDER an adherent, one who sides with a person or cause; a partisan → 1616
► SUITOR an adherent, a follower → 1380 obs.