sponsor vs godfather

godfather vs sponsor

sponsor and godfather both are nouns.

sponsor is a verb but godfather is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sponsor	Yes	No	Yes	No
godfather	Yes	No	No	No

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

sponsor: someone who supports or champions something
godfather: someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

Other hyponyms of sponsor include angel, backer, godparent, guarantor, surety, warranter, warrantor, patroness, patronne, pillar of strength, tower of strength.

sponsor (noun)	godfather (noun)
someone who supports or champions something	any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)	someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

sponsor (verb)	godfather (verb)
assume sponsorship of
assume responsibility for or leadership of
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Difference between sponsor and godfather

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