bolsterers
People who strengthen
Bolsterers are people who bolster—who provide support, encouragement, or reinforcement.
The term usually appears in contexts where someone strengthens morale, confidence, or a position: bolsterers of the regime, bolsterers of team spirit.
The word is uncommon; bolster typically appears as a verb without naming the agents.
Those who support causes
- backersFinancial supporters
- championsContest winners, top performers
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
proponents · defenders · sponsors · endorsers · sympathizers · partisans · followers · confederates
Agents that add force
- fortifiersThings that strengthen
- consolidatorsEntities that merge smaller parts
- stabilizersMechanisms ensuring steadiness
- buttressesExternal wall supports
augmenters · enhancers · amplifiers · intensifiers · invigorators · galvanizers · solidifiers · girders
Forces prompting action
- cheerleadersAthletic event spirit rousers
- coachesThose who instruct athletes
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- inspirersThose who stimulate others
empowerers · energizers · animators · catalysts · stimulators · exhorters · persuaders · influencers
advocates
Those who support causes
- backersFinancial supporters
- championsContest winners, top performers
- alliesCooperative partners united together
patrons · proponents · defenders · sponsors · endorsers · sympathizers · partisans · followers · confederates · collaborators
strengtheners
Agents that add force
- fortifiersThings that strengthen
- consolidatorsEntities that merge smaller parts
- stabilizersMechanisms ensuring steadiness
buttresses · augmenters · enhancers · amplifiers · intensifiers · invigorators · galvanizers · solidifiers · girders · cementers
motivators
Forces prompting action
- cheerleadersAthletic event spirit rousers
- coachesThose who instruct athletes
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
inspirers · empowerers · energizers · animators · catalysts · stimulators · exhorters · persuaders · influencers · ralliers
bolsterersweakeners
Things that reduce strength
underminers · saboteurs · subverters · destabilizers · detractors
bolsterersdiscouragers
Those who dishearten others
demoralizers · naysayers · doubters · pessimists · belittlers