German word

Förderer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfœɐ̯dəʁɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsupporter

Example

Der Förderer hat das Projekt finanziell unterstützt.

The supporter provided financial support for the project.

Illustration for Förderer (supporter)

More examples

Viele Gemeinden suchen öffentliche Förderer für ihre Projekte.

Many municipalities are looking for public supporters for their projects.

Core concept

A person or organization stands behind a project, providing money or encouragement that helps the work move forward.

Common phrases

  • öffentlicher Förderer

    public supporter

  • privater Förderer

    private supporter

  • neue Förderer gewinnen

    gain new supporters

Similar words

Unterstützer: A person or group that offers practical, financial, or moral help.
Sponsor: A business or individual that funds activities for promotional or commercial benefits.
Spender: A person or organization that contributes money without seeking payment in return.
Mäzen: An individual who privately supports artistic or cultural work with money.

Definition in German

Person oder Organisation, die Projekte, Forschung oder Initiativen finanziell oder ideell fördert und unterstützt.

Word origin

Förderer is formed from the verb fördern, meaning to advance or support, with the agent suffix -er for a person who performs that action.

Usage tips

  • Förderer is masculine, with the forms der Förderer, des Förderers, and die Förderer for the nominative singular, genitive singular, and plural.

Other meanings

  • patronnoun
  • benefactornoun
  • sponsornoun

Opposites

  • Widersacheropponentnoun

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