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The person or company that provides the largest financial contribution to support an event, club, or person.
Der Hauptsponsor des Fußballvereins ist eine große lokale Brauerei.
The football club's main sponsor is a large local brewery.
The word is composed of 'Haupt-' (main) and 'Sponsor' (sponsor). The prefix 'Haupt-' means 'most important' or 'largest' and can be placed before many nouns to emphasize their central role.
Der Hauptbahnhof ist der zentrale Verkehrsknotenpunkt der Stadt.
The main train station is the city's central transport hub.
'Der Hauptsponsor' belongs to the word family around the verb 'sponsern' (to sponsor) and the noun 'das Sponsoring' (sponsorship). These words describe the activity of providing financial or material support.
Viele große Unternehmen sponsern Sportveranstaltungen.
Many large companies sponsor sporting events.
'Hauptsponsor' is often used with a genitive construction or the preposition 'von' to say whose sponsor it is. Typical phrases are 'der Hauptsponsor des Festivals' (the festival's main sponsor) or 'der Hauptsponsor von dem Team' (the main sponsor of the team).
Die Bank ist seit Jahren Hauptsponsor des Museums.
The bank has been the museum's main sponsor for years.
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'der Unterstützer' and 'der Hauptsponsor' both have to do with help for a person, a club, or a project. 'Unterstützer' is general: the help can be money, time, work, or encouragement. 'Hauptsponsor' is much more specific: it refers to the person or company that gives the most money. The word fits especially well for events, sports clubs, or public projects. Every 'Hauptsponsor' is a kind of 'Unterstützer', but an 'Unterstützer' is not automatically a 'Hauptsponsor'.
Der Sportverein stellt morgen seinen neuen Hauptsponsor vor.
The sports club will introduce its new main sponsor tomorrow.
Ohne die Unterstützer aus der Nachbarschaft hätte das Fest nicht stattfinden können.
Without the supporters from the neighborhood, the festival could not have taken place.