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countenancer|ˈkaʊntɪnənsə(r)| [f. countenance v. + -er1.] One who countenances, supports, or encourages.
1613Beaum. & Fl. Hon. Man's Fortune iv. ii, Are you her grace's countenancer, lady? 1637–50Row Hist. Kirk (1842) 35 Root out the Masse and all countenancers of it. 1705Hearne Collect. 23 Sept., A Countenancer of Fanaticks. 1827Scott Surg. Dau. i, To be thought an abettor or countenancer..of the Popish ritual. |