exponent
5 synonyms for exponent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who supports and explains an idea or belief.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
advocator
Etymology
Comes from Latin expōnēns, the present participle of expōnō (“to expose; to exhibit, display, set out; to explain”), made up of ex- (“out, away”) and pōnō (“to lay, place, put”).
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