apologist

n.

A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution.

n

Definition: defender
Antonyms: critic

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IN BRIEF: Someone who argues his or her point of view.

Ernie was proud to be an apologist for his beliefs.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
  Synonyms: vindicator, justifier

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - apologet

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdediger (van principe/leer etc.)

Français (French)
n. - apologiste, défenseur de qch

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verteidiger, Apologet

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απολογητής, υπέρμαχος

Italiano (Italian)
apologista, difensore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apologista (m) (f), defensor (m) de um princípio

Русский (Russian)
апологет, защитник

Español (Spanish)
n. - defensor, apologista

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - försvarare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辩护者, 辩证者, 护教论者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 辯護者, 辯證者, 護教論者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 변명자, 호교론자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 擁護する人, 護教論者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدافع عن قضيه , مؤسسه أو دين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סנגור, דוגל ב-‬

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