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proponent
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proponent
n.
supporter, advocate, one who favors a particular idea (or proposal, doctrine, etc.); one who makes a proposal
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proponent
Noun
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
(synonym) advocate, advocator, exponent
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) apologist, vindicator, justifier
(derivation) propound
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proponent (de)
n.
probationer
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Proponent
(n.)
The propounder of a thing.
The propounder of a thing.
(n.)
One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
(a.)
Making proposals; proposing.
Making proposals; proposing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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proponent
Synonyms and related words:
adherent, advocate, apologete, apologist, apologizer, backer, champion, defender, enthusiast, exponent, expounder, friend, justifier, partisan, patron, pleader, promoter, proposer, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, subscriber, successful advocate, supporter, upholder, vindicator, whitewasher
adherent, advocate, apologete, apologist, apologizer, backer, champion, defender, enthusiast, exponent, expounder, friend, justifier, partisan, patron, pleader, promoter, proposer, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, subscriber, successful advocate, supporter, upholder, vindicator, whitewasher
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
