APOLOGIST

apologist, vindicator, justifier

(noun) a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; “an apologist for capital punishment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

apologist (plural apologists)

One who makes an apology.

One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

• Aleksandar Hemon, New York Times, 15 October 2019

Synonyms

• (one who makes an apology): apologizer, apologiser

Source: Wiktionary

A*pol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. apologiste.]

Definition: One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition