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expounder

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of expounder

1 a person who actively supports or favors a cause

an articulate expounder of the liberal position on the issue

Synonyms of expounder

advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, champion, espouser, exponent, friend, gospeler (or gospeller), herald, hierophant, high priest, paladin, promoter, proponent, protagonist, supporter, true believer, tub-thumper, white knight

Words Related to expounder

loyalist, partisan (also partizan), stalwart

adherent, cohort, disciple, follower

applauder, cheerleader, encourager, fellow traveler

Near Antonyms of expounder

enemy, foe, rival

belittler, critic, faultfinder

Antonyms of expounder

adversary, antagonist, opponent

2 one who brings an art or science to full realization

one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism

Synonyms of expounder

exponent, guru, high priest, interpreter, practitioner

Words Related to expounder

dean, doyen, grand old man

ideologue (also idealogue), philosopher, theorist

advocate, apostle, backer, booster, champion, promoter, proponent, supporter

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