different between advocator vs proponent

English

Etymology

advocate +? -or

Noun

advocator (plural advocators)

1. One who advocates; an advocate

Latin

Verb

advoc?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of advoc?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of advoc?

References

• advocator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• advocator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Latin pr?p?n?ns, present participle of pr?p?n? (“to put forward; propose”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???p??n?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???po?n?nt/
• Hyphenation: pro?po?nent

Noun

proponent (plural proponents)

1. One who supports something; an advocate
   • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," 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

Adjective

proponent (not comparable)

1. Making proposals; proposing.

Latin

Verb

pr?p?nent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of pr?p?n?