admirer vs mainstay

mainstay vs admirer

admirer and mainstay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
admirer	Yes	No	No	No
mainstay	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mainstay is a hyponym of admirer; that is, mainstay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than admirer:

admirer: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
mainstay: a prominent supporter

Other hyponyms of admirer include anglophil, anglophile, believer, truster, Boswell, cheerleader, Confederate, corporatist, enthusiast, partisan, partizan, Francophil, Francophile, free trader, functionalist, Jacobite, loyalist, stalwart, New Dealer, Graecophile, philhellene, philhellenist, pillar, Roundhead, seconder, Shavian, endorser, indorser, ratifier, subscriber, sympathiser, sympathizer, well-wisher, toaster, wassailer, maintainer, sustainer, upholder, verifier, voucher, Whig.

admirer (noun)	mainstay (noun)
someone who admires a young woman	the forestay that braces the mainmast
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.	a central cohesive source of support and stability
a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves	a prominent supporter

Difference between admirer and mainstay

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