exponent
noun
[ ɪkˈspəʊnənt ]
• a person who supports an idea or theory and tries to persuade people of its truth or benefits.
• "an early exponent of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas"
Similar:
advocate,
supporter,
proponent,
upholder,
backer,
defender,
champion,
promoter,
propagandist,
spokesperson,
spokesman,
spokeswoman,
speaker,
campaigner,
fighter,
battler,
crusader,
missionary,
evangelist,
pioneer,
apostle,
enthusiast,
apologist,
arguer,
expounder,
• a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression (e.g. 3 in 23 = 2 × 2 × 2).
• a linguistic unit that realizes another, more abstract unit.
Origin:
late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘expounding’): from Latin exponent- ‘putting out’, from the verb exponere (see expound).
