Proponent

//pɹəˈpəʊnənt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who supports something; an advocate.

    "Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one."

  2. 2
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea wordnet
  3. 3
    One who makes a proposal or proposition.
  4. 4
    One who propounds a will for probate.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Making proposals; proposing. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
advocateexponentexponentadherentadvocateadvocator

Example

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"Having worked at the cafeteria for ten years, Mary was a big proponent of meatloaf."

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

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