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godfather

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"Baptism sponsor"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/Part of speech nounSorted adefghortStarts with GEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (GODFATHER).

Definitions

  1. Male sponsor at a baptism, or a powerful patron.

Word origin

From Middle English godfader, from Old English godfæder (“godfather”), equivalent to god- + father. Cognate with Old Saxon godfadar (“godfather”), Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”), Danish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Swedish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”).

Used in a sentence

  • “They are trying to kill the messenger with the bad news, it’s crazy,” said Dr James Hansen, known as the godfather of climate science and previously director of Giss for more than 30 years.
  • […]recalls Henrik Stiesdal, sometimes known as the “godfather” of the wind industry for his influential turbine inventions […].
  • But months before, he'd agreed to godfather the premiere of The Godfather.

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