Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who makes an apology.

    (broadly, usually)One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

    Apologet, Apologetin

    апологе́тapologét, апологе́ткаapologétka, защи́тникzaščítnik

    апологе́тapolohét, апологе́ткаapolohétka, захисни́кzaxysnýk

    a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

  2. (broadly, uncommon)Synonym of apologizer.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom can't stand pit bull apologists.

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  2. He's a communism apologist.

    ruОн поборник коммунизма. — marafon

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  3. He's an apologist for communism.

    ruОн поборник коммунизма. — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith:

Forms

plural: apologists
Singularapologist
Pluralapologists

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
apologizer
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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