expounders

noun

plural of expounder
1
as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause an articulate expounder of the liberal position on the issue

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2
as in practitioners
one who brings an art or science to full realization one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expounders
  1. proponents
  2. practitioners
  3. advocates
  4. exponents
  5. supporters
  6. interpreters
Noun
  • As for the animal health risk, many proponents point out that screwworm made it into the US either through infested wildlife or via flies themselves while the border was closed to the cattle trade.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Termini could not provide an explanation as to why proponents opted to revive an unrelated, inactive bill.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • According to the FinOps Foundation, an industry group focused on cloud and AI financial operations, AI cost management was a concern for roughly one-third of financial operations practitioners in 2024.
    — Dylan Barrell, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Among wellness practitioners, a detox is usually intertwined with total healing and not focused on a single method.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of practitioners
Noun
  • Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer.
    — Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocates
Noun
  • His mind didn’t go blank; rather, all the what-ifs multiplied like exponents, crowding his thoughts and rendering him unable to envision anything else.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of exponents
Noun
  • The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsay Clancy supporters rally for her as critics question where kids' advocates are.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Recently, Keller was among a number of interpreters involved in SignUp Media’s partnership with Netflix to do this work on dozens of the streaming platform’s original programming for kids and families, and licensed titles, available through SignUp.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That includes everything from amateur-signing bonuses, retirement benefits and moving expenses, to interpreters and clubhouse meals.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of interpreters
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“Expounders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounders. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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