GOSPELER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

gospeler

noun

ˈgä-sp(ə-)lər

variants or gospeller

Definition of gospeler

as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause Horatio Alger is remembered as the great gospeler of the American success story

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Noun

School choice proponents often say the rapid increase in participation only shows the enormous demand for such programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

Some of the nations attending the meeting in western Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region, such as Poland and Romania, have been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Some of the nations attending the meeting in western Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk region, such as Poland and Romania, have been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of supporter

Noun

But advocates for broader vaccine restrictions have promised to renew their push in future legislative sessions.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Block the Merger group, which includes 1st Amendment advocates and Hollywood celebrities, including Jane Fonda and Mark Ruffalo, called on Bonta and the 11 other attorneys general to hold out for major concessions.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocate

Noun

When Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
The Meta chief positions himself as the voice of the little guy, calling for the industry’s high priests to throw open the gates to the masses.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of high priest

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If Mickelson was cast as the chief antagonist, Rory McIlroy emerged as the protagonist, the white knight extolling the virtues of the Tour and the golfing establishment.

— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
But on insurer earnings calls, the payers position themselves as white knights sounding the alarm on providers using AI to raise health care costs to an unsustainable level.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of white knight

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