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Main Entry: 1spon·sor
Pronunciation: 'spän(t)-s&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, guarantor, surety, from spondEre to promise -- more at SPOUSE
1 : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare
2 : one who assumes responsibility for some other person or thing
3 : a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity; especially : one that pays the cost of a radio or television program usually in return for advertising time during its course
Main Entry: 2ski
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): skied /'skEd, 'shEd/; ski·ing
intransitive senses : to glide on skis in travel or as a sport
transitive senses : to travel or pass over on skis
- ski·able /'skE-&-b&l/ adjective
- ski·er noun