trusters
Those who confide
People who trust—those who place confidence in others or in institutions.
The word appears rarely, usually in contexts distinguishing those who trust from those who don't: Trusters tend to be happier than skeptics.
Research on social trust sometimes divides populations into trusters and non-trusters based on survey responses.
Those having faith
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- loyalistsFaithful to established authority
- supportersPeople who back something
- dependentsPeople financially supported
confidants · allies · partners · friends · followers · devotees · adherents · backers
Those expecting favorable results
- believersThose having faith
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- acceptingWilling to receive
credulous · gullible · naive · hopeful · secure · confident · attached · bonded
Members of a nation
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
- membersPeople in an organization
- participantsThose actively involved
believers · congregants · parishioners · patients · students · employees · subscribers · users
Those who commit capital
- depositorsThose who bank funds
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- beneficiariesThose who receive advantages
fiduciaries · bondholders · creditors · lenders · backers · funders · contributors · principals
believers
Those having faith
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- loyalistsFaithful to established authority
- supportersPeople who back something
dependents · confidants · allies · partners · friends · followers · devotees · adherents · backers · optimists
optimists
Those expecting favorable results
- believersThose having faith
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- vulnerableOpen to attack
accepting · credulous · gullible · naive · hopeful · secure · confident · attached · bonded · reliant
citizens
Members of a nation
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
- membersPeople in an organization
participants · believers · congregants · parishioners · patients · students · employees · subscribers · users · customers
investors
Those who commit capital
- depositorsThose who bank funds
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
beneficiaries · fiduciaries · bondholders · creditors · lenders · backers · funders · contributors · principals · grantors
trustersskeptics
Those who doubt claims
distrusters · doubters · cynics · mistrusters · disbelievers
trustersskeptics
Those who doubt claims
questioners · doubters · critical thinkers · disbelievers · deniers
- trusted friendDependable close companion
- trusted allyReliable supportive companion
- tried and trustedProven through repeated use
- trusted sourceVerified provider of information
- board of trusteesBody overseeing an institution
- can't be trusted