PROPONENT

advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

(noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

proponent (plural proponents)

One who supports something; an advocate

One who makes a proposal or proposition.

(legal) One who propounds a will for probate.

Synonyms

• exponent

Antonyms

• detractor

• opponent

Adjective

proponent (not comparable)

Making proposals; proposing.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*po"nent, a. Etym: [L. proponens, p. pr.]

Definition: Making proposals; proposing.

Pro*po"nent, n.

1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. Dryden.

2. (Law)

Definition: The propounder of a thing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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