'Proponent' definitions:
Definition of 'proponent'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Proponent'
From: GCIDE
- Proponent \Pro*po"nent\, a. [L. proponens, p. pr.] Making proposals; proposing. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Proponent'
From: GCIDE
- Proponent \Pro*po"nent\, n. [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The propounder of a thing. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proponent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adherent,
- advocate,
- apologete,
- apologist,
- apologizer,
- backer,
- champion,
- defender,
- enthusiast,
- exponent,
- expounder,
- friend,
- justifier,
- partisan,
- patron,
- pleader,
- promoter,
- proposer,
- spokesman,
- spokesperson,
- spokeswoman,
- subscriber,
- successful advocate,
- supporter,
- upholder,
- vindicator,
- whitewasher