JUSTIFIER

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

justifier (plural justifiers)

(chiefly, philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.

One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.

(computing, typography) A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.

Source: Wiktionary


Jus"ti*fi`er, n.

Definition: One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves. Justifiers of themselves and hypocrites. Strype. That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. iii. 26.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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