HyperDic: exponent

English > 3 senses of the word exponent:
NOUNperson exponent, advocate, advocator, proponenta person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
person exponentsomeone who expounds / expounds and interprets or explains
communicationexponent, power, indexa mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
exponent > pronunciation
Soundseh'kspow.nahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > exponent: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
Synonymsadvocate, advocator, proponent
NarrowerDarwinianAn advocate of Darwinism
GnosticAn advocate of Gnosticism
JansenistAn advocate of Jansenism
MaoistAn advocate of Maoism
MarxistAn advocate of Marxism
PlatonistAn advocate of Platonism
ThatcheriteAn advocate of Thatcherism
apologist, vindicator, justifierA person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
constitutionalistAn advocate of constitutional government
democratAn advocate of democratic principles
federalistAn advocate of federalism
humanist, humanitarianAn advocate of the principles of humanism
ideologist, ideologueAn advocate of some ideology / ideology
internationalistAn advocate of internationalism
irredentist, irridentistAn advocate of irredentism
isolationistAn advocate of isolationism in international affairs
libertarianAn advocate of libertarianism
nationalistAn advocate of national independence of or a strong national government
neoclassicistAn advocate of neoclassicism
neutralistAn advocate of neutrality in international affairs
nullifierAn advocate of nullification
partisan, zealot, drumbeaterA fervent and even militant / militant proponent of something
partitionistAn advocate of partitioning a country
populistSomeone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite
presenter, sponsorAn advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
pro-liferAn advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses
protectionistAn advocate of protectionism
republicanAn advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
ritualistAn advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms
ruralistAn advocate of rural living
secessionistAn advocate of secessionism
secularistAn advocate of secularism
separatist, separationistAn advocate of secession or separation from a larger / larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voiceAn advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
suffragistAn advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendA person who backs a politician or a team etc.
supremacistA person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
teleologistadvocate of teleology
unilateralistAn advocate of unilateralism
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Spanishdefensor, partidaria, partidario, portavoz, proponente, representante, vocero
Catalandefensor, partidari, proponent
English > exponent: 3 senses > noun 2, person
Meaningsomeone who expounds / expounds and interprets or explains.
Broaderintellectual, intellectA person who uses the mind creatively
Spanishexponente
Verbsexpoundadd details, as to an account or idea
English > exponent: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
Synonymspower, index
NarrowerdegreeThe highest power of a term or variable
logarithm, logThe exponent required to produce a given number
Broadermathematical notationA notation used by mathematicians
Spanishexponente, índice
Catalanexponent, índex
Adjectivesexponentialof or involving exponents

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