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"Baptism sponsor"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (GODFATHER).
Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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