sympathizer
/ˈsɪmpəθʌɪzə
/(also sympathiser)
noun
A person who agrees with or supports a sentiment, opinion, or ideology: a Nazi sympathizer...
- He was a Communist - not a sympathizer or fellow traveler, but a card-carrying meeting-attender.
- Simply put, just about every Colombian has done something that might result in him or herself being labeled a collaborator or sympathizer by one of Colombia's armed groups.
- And when they are written by supporters or sympathisers of a person who has been active in politics they smack of propaganda.
Synonyms
supporter, advocate, backer, well-wisher, ally, partisan, fellow traveller;
collaborator, fraternizer, conspirator, quisling, accomplice