different between proponent vs propagator

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?

English

Etymology

propagate +? -or

Noun

propagator (plural propagators)

1. A person who disseminates news or rumour
2. A person who propagates plants
3. A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings
4. (physics) A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle

Translations

Latin

Verb

pr?p?g?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of pr?p?g?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of pr?p?g?

References

• propagator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propagator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• propagator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Polish

Etymology

From Latin pr?p?g?tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr?.pa??a.t?r/

Noun

propagator m pers (feminine propagatorka)

1. promoter, exponent, advocate

Declension

Noun

propagator m inan

1. (physics) propagator

Declension

Further reading

• propagator in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• propagator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French propagateur

Noun

propagator m (plural propagatori)

1. spreader

Declension