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Word: Apologist
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’ (see apologize)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒlədʒɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial
Short Definition:person who offers argument in defence of something controversial
Examples:- critics said he was an apologist for colonialism
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