From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sympathizer \Sym"pa*thi'zer\, noun One who sympathizes.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: {sympathiser}, {comforter}]
2: someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful [syn: {sympathiser}, {well-wisher}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "sympathizer": Maecenas, abettor, accessory, accomplice, acquaintance, admirer, advocate, aficionado, ally, alter ego, angel, apologist, approver, backer, best friend, bosom friend, brother, buff, casual acquaintance, champion, close acquaintance, close friend, collaborator, condoner, confidant, confidante, conspirator, defender, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, familiar, fan, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, friend, friend at court, inseparable friend, intimate, lover, mainstay, maintainer, neighbor, other self, paranymph, partisan, patron, pickup, promoter, protagonist, reliance, repository, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, support, supporter, sustainer, upholder, votary, well-wisher
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