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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Encourager

· En·cour·a·ger · IPA /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒəɹ/
01 n. One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer.
  1. 1.
    One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer.
    “The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts.” Addison.