sympathiser

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sympathiser
    n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn:
         {sympathizer}, {sympathiser}, {comforter}]
    2: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that
       you will be successful [syn: {sympathizer}, {sympathiser},
       {well-wisher}]
    

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