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Someone who believes in your idea enough to defend it at a dinner party.
means A person who actively supports or argues in favor of a plan, cause, or idea.
from From Latin proponere — 'to put forward' or 'to propose,' built from pro- ('forward') and ponere ('to put, place'). A proponent is literally one who puts the thing forward, holding it up for others to see — the same root that gave us 'propose' and 'proposition.'
- vs advocate
- advocate pleads, proponent just agrees loudly
- root
- latin proponere, to put forward
- usage tell
- often precedes of, rarely precedes action