avower

a·vow

A0550300 (ə-vou′)tr.v. a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows 1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly: avowed their faith in the electoral process.2. To state positively; declare: "Various church councils have avowed that evolution poses no threat to supernatural belief" (Frederick C. Crews).

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[Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocāre, to call upon; see advocate.]

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a·vow′a·ble adj.a·vow′a·bly adv.a·vow′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.a·vow′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	avower - someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldlycommunicator - a person who communicates with others
	2.	avower - someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"affirmer, asserter, asseverator, declarercommunicator - a person who communicates with otherspostulator - someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument