bondgenoot

Definitions of bondgenoot
  1. noun
    a friendly nation
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    type of:
    deelstaat, land, staat
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
  2. noun
    someone who assists in a plot
  3. noun
    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
    synonyms: donateur, donatrice, medestander, supporter, voorvechter, vriend
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    anglofiel
    an admirer of England and things English
    beminnaar, enthousiasteling, guerrilla, guerrillastrijder, liefhebber, minnaar, partijgenoot, partizaan, vrijheidsstrijder
    an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
    francofiel
    an admirer of France and everything French
    getrouwe
    a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
    sympathisant
    someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
    apostel, discipel
    an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
    -gek, dweper, fanaat, fanaticus, fanatiekeling, freak, gedrevene, geestdrijver, gek, maniak
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
    medereiziger
    a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party)
    imperialist
    a believer in imperialism
    amateur-fotograaf, amateurfotograaf
    a photography enthusiast
    sportfanaat, sportliefhebber, supporter
    an enthusiastic devotee of sports
    type of:
    bepleiter, exponent, fakkeldrager, patroon, pleitbezorger, pleiter, representant, strijder, verdediger, vertegenwoordiger, voorstander
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  4. noun
    an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
    synonyms: eedgenoot, medestander, samenzweerder, vriend
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    antonyms:
    bestrijder, opponent, oppositie, oppositiepartij, tegenpartij, tegenspeler, tegenstemmer, vijand, vijandin, wederpartij
    a personal enemy
    type of:
    medewerker
    a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
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