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proponent

 [pruh-poh-nuhnt]   Origin

pro·po·nent

   [pruh-poh-nuhnt]
noun
1.
a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
2.
a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate.
3.
a personwho supports a cause or doctrine; adherent.
4.
a person who propounds a legal instrument, such as a will for probate.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin prōpōnent- (stem of prōpōnēns). See propone, -ent

Can be confused: antagonist, proponent, protagonist.

Synonyms
2, 3. supporter, champion, enthusiast.

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proponent (prəˈpəʊnənt)
 
—n
1.  a person who argues in favour of something
2.  law a person who seeks probate of a will
 
[C16: from Latin prōpōnere to propose]

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proponent
1580s, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from L. proponentem (nom. proponens), prp. of proponere "put forward" (see propound).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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