apologist
/əˈpɒlədʒɪst
/noun
A person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial: an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s...
- Religious apologists have tended to argue from authority to justify their beliefs, often quoting from texts such as the Bible.
- Her alibi, offered by her apologists, is that she was starved of affection - a euphemism for sex.
- I do not intend to get into an argument with an apologist for mass murder such as yourself.
Synonyms
defender, supporter, upholder, advocate, proponent, exponent, propagandist, apostle, champion, backer, promoter, campaigner, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, speaker, arguer, enthusiast
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai 'give an account' (see apologize).
Rhymes
- rock, paper and scissors
- rock paper scissors
- rock, paper, scissors
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- rock parrot
- rock partridge
- rock pebblar
- rock pebbler
- rock peg
- rock peplar
- rock perch
- rock phosphate
- rock pigeon
- rock pile
- rock pipit
- rock pitch
- rock plant
- rock plover
- rock pool
- rock python
- rock rabbit
- rock rat
- rock record
- rock-ribbed
- rock river