expounder

noun

Definition of expoundernext
1
as in proponent
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 exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization one of the early expounders of abstract expressionism

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  1. proponent
  2. exponent
  3. advocate
  4. practitioner
  5. supporter
  6. interpreter
  7. apostle
Noun
  • Secondly, McDermott has long been a proponent of having his core players be mentally on top of their game, either in a preseason or end-of-season resting scenario.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Elon Musk, who has been a strong proponent of advanced uncrewed air combat systems, recently lambasted the F-35.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • Hussain was considered the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that’s the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The special relationship was never quite as special as its most passionate exponents liked to maintain.
    Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
Definition of exponent
Noun
  • But then a coalition of advocates opposing the plan filed a lawsuit, arguing that the city did not find sufficient evidence to support that recreational activities on the wharf wouldn’t significantly impact the environment.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Homeless advocates argued that punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness.
    MICHAEL CASEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of advocate
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  • Pivoting the language of DEI allows practitioners to continue to do the work without being targeted.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The answer, in Swift’s song and Nye’s response, is to poetry — and to the verdant Lake District of Britain where so many of its practitioners, especially during the Romantic era, thrived (and, yes, in William Wordsworth’s case, also died).
    Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of practitioner
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  • Johnson, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, has been hit with backlash after supporting the government spending bill that recently passed.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • An argument pitting some of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters against each other has rocked MAGA world in recent days over whether his incoming administration should allow more highly skilled immigrant labor to come to the United States at the expense of American workers.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporter
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  • The school district hired several English as-a-second-language teachers and Haitian Creole interpreters as the number of students rose from 200 to 1,200 in two years.
    Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is accused of embezzling more than $16 million from the MLB star to repay his gambling debts.
    Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of interpreter
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  • In the 1960s, Gordon Bunshaft, the high-modernist apostle of SOM, designed an austere wing and enclosed an open courtyard that got little use or affection during Buffalo’s long, hard winters.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Expounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounder. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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