ENCOUR'AGER, noun One who encourages, incites or stimulates to action; one who supplies incitements, either by counsel, reward or means of execution.
The pope is a master of polite learning and a great encourager of arts.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
ENCOUR'AGER, noun One who encourages, incites or stimulates to action; one who supplies incitements, either by counsel, reward or means of execution.
The pope is a master of polite learning and a great encourager of arts.