encouragers

noun

plural of encourager
as in cheerleaders

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  1. fellow travelers
  2. interpreters
  3. disciples
Noun
  • Unfailingly, the advice from both locals and fellow travelers insisted on reservations at chef Frank Stitt and his wife Pardis's restaurants, foundational not just in the course of Birmingham's food history but the country's.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The fellow travelers wind up spending the week together, while The White Lotus star Coon stars as Sarah, the ex-fiancée of Lee’s character.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellow travelers
Noun
  • Onstage interpreters at the WOTY vote are quick to translate neologisms in real time, but there’s no one-to-one equivalent between a word and a sign.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And February’s annual Festival du Voyageur is one of Canada’s largest winter festivals, featuring huge snow sculptures, music, and cultural interpreters who bring the fur-trade era to life.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of interpreters
Noun
  • Obeying Christ, the soon-to-be disciples got a hands-on lesson in the power of deeper, more humble prayers rather than surface-level efforts.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In particular, Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples may have associated beans with reincarnation, so some thought eating them was technically an act of cannibalism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of disciples
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