Buff and Supporter

Buff

Buff noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.

Usage example: he's such a film buff that he owns over 3,000 movies

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Supporter and buff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supporter" instead a noun "Buff".

Nearby Words: buffer, buffed, buffing

Supporter noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.

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Buff and supporter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buff" instead a noun "Supporter". informal substitute

strong	strong buff	strong supporter
powerful	powerful buff	powerful supporter
active	active buff	active supporter
massive	massive buff	massive supporter
Other adjectives: big, huge, famous, major, avid, general, military, comic.

He has the best stat growth skills in the game, but being a pure supporter with a weak healing spell and weak single-target stat buff spell doesn't do him a lot of good.

Source: Video Game / Touhou Labyrinth
Then there's Ernest who possesses abilities that buff allies along with ones that provide defense making him a pseudo Supporter of sorts.

Source: Video Game / Battleborn

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