- angel
- angel [ān′jəl]n.[ME aungel < OFr angele or OE engel, or directly < LL(Ec) angelus (> OFr & OE forms) < Gr(Ec) angelos, messenger < ?]1. Theol.a) a messenger of Godb) a supernatural being, either good or bad, to whom are attributed greater than human power, intelligence, etc.2. a guiding spirit or influence [one's good angel]3. a conventionalized image of a white-robed figure in human form with wings and a halo4. a person regarded as being as beautiful, good, innocent, etc. as an angel: said esp. of women and children5. an English gold coin, last issued in 1634, stamped with an image of the archangel Michael and the dragon☆ 6. Informal a supporter who provides money, as for producing a play7. a radar echo from something other than an aircraft, as from birds or rainvt.Slang to support with moneySYN.- SPONSOR
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.