exponent
[noun]
Synonyms:
- advocate, backer, champion, defender, promoter, proponent, supporter, upholder
- performer, player

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Antonyms: opponent
Contrasted words: antagonist, enemy, opposition
Related Words: backer, booster, partisan, promoter, protagonist, defender, upholder

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ex‧po‧nent /ɪkˈspəʊnənt $ -ˈspoʊ-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of exponere; ⇒ expose]

1. an exponent of an idea, belief etc tries to explain it and persuade others that it is good or useful
exponent of
a leading exponent of desktop publishing

2. an exponent of a particular skill, idea, or activity is someone who is good at it
exponent of
The most famous exponent of this approach to art was probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

3. technical a sign written above and to the right of a number or letter to show how many times that quantity is to be multiplied by itself

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

exponent
noun
ADJ. chief, foremost, leading, main, principal | great, outstanding | famous, well-known | early He was an early exponent of multimedia in the classroom.
PREP. ~ of a leading exponent of the Japanese flute

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