proponent

English

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/
• Hyphenation: pro‧po‧nent

• Audio (US)

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Noun

proponent (plural proponents)

1. One who supports something; an advocate.
   • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 2 November 2012:

     Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.

2. One who makes a proposal or proposition.
3. (law) One who propounds a will for probate.

Synonyms

• exponent

Antonyms

• detractor
• opponent

Related terms

• apropos
• propone
• propound
• propose

Translations

one who supports something

• Bulgarian: привърженик (bg) m (privǎrženik)
• Czech: zastánce (cs) m, hlasatel m
• Dutch: voorstander (nl)
• French: partisan (fr) m, avocat (fr) m
• German: Befürworter (de) m, Fürsprecher (de) m
• Greek: υποστηρικτής (el) m (ypostiriktís)
• Icelandic: flutningsmaður m, talsmaður m, málsvari m, stuðningsmaður m
• Russian: пропонент (ru) m (proponent), защи́тник (ru) m (zaščítnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: заговорник m (zagovornik)
• Spanish: defensor (es) m
• Swedish: förespråkare (sv)

Adjective

proponent (not comparable)

1. Making proposals; proposing.

Latin

Verb

prōpōnent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of prōpōnō