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exponent
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of EXPONENT
1
a person who actively supports or favors a cause <exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system>
Synonyms advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, champion, expounder, espouser, friend, gospeler (or gospeller), herald, hierophant, high priest, paladin, promoter, proponent, protagonist, supporter, true believer, tub-thumper, white knight
Related Words loyalist, partisan (also partizan), stalwart; adherent, cohort, disciple, follower; interpreter; applauder, cheerleader, encourager, fellow traveler
2
one who brings an art or science to full realization <has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance>
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