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Antonyms for grubstaker
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : gruhb-steyk |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌbˌsteɪk |
Definition of grubstaker
Origin :- "material, provisions, etc. supplied to an enterprise (originally a prospector) in return for a share in the profits," by 1876, American English, from grub + stake (v.).
- As in backer : noun supporter
- As in sponsor : noun person who helps, promotes
- As in benefactor : noun donor
- As in cash cow : noun dependable source of steady income
- As in meal ticket : noun source of subsistence
- As in underwriter : noun sponsor
- As in financier : noun person who lends money, advises
Synonyms for grubstaker
- advocate
- aid
- ally
- altruist
- angel
- another adherent
- assistant
- backer
- banker
- bankroller
- benefactor
- broker
- businessperson
- capitalist
- cash cow
- champion
- contributor
- endorser
- entrepreneur
- fairy godparent
- fan
- fat cat
- financial support
- follower
- godparent
- golden goose
- Good Samaritan
- grubstaker
- guarantor
- guaranty
- helper
- humanitarian
- mainstay
- manipulator
- mark
- meal ticket
- merchant
- money
- money lender
- money-spinner
- moneybags
- moneymaker
- operator
- patron
- person who writes the checks
- philanthropist
- promoter
- protagonist
- protector
- rich person
- Santa Claus
- source of steady profit
- speculator
- sponsor
- staker
- stockbroker
- subscriber
- subsidizer
- supporter
- surety
- sustainer
- tycoon
- underwriter
- usurer
- well-wisher
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