HyperDic: apologist

English > 1 sense of the word *apologist*:
NOUN	person	apologist, vindicator, justifier	a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

apologist > pronunciation
Sounds	ahpaa'lahjhahst
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *apologist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution.
Example	"an apologist for capital punishment"
Synonyms	vindicator, justifier
Broader	advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Spanish	apologista
Catalan	apologista
Nouns	apology	a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly