| Main Entry: | exponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who supports, advocates |
Synonyms: |
backer, booster, champion, defender, demonstrator, expositor, expounder, interpreter, partisan, promoter, propagandist, proponent, protagonist, second, seconder, spokesperson, supporter, upholder |
| Main Entry: | exponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example |
Synonyms: |
denotation, exemplar, illustration, index, indication, model, representative, sample, sign, specimen, token, type |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person supporting an idea or cause publicly |
Synonyms: |
apostle, attorney, backer, campaigner, champion, counsel, defender, exponent, expounder, lawyer, pleader, promoter, proponent, proposer, speaker, spokesperson, supporter, upholder |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, assailant, enemy, opposition, protestor |
| Main Entry: | champion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeater in competition; preeminent supporter |
Synonyms: |
advocate, ally, backer, challenger, champ, conqueror, defender, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, hero, heroine, medalist, nonpareil, number one, numero uno, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, the greatest, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior, winner |
Antonyms: |
loser |
| Main Entry: | instance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | case, situation |
Synonyms: |
case history, case in point, detail, example, exemplification, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, sampling, specimen, time |
| Main Entry: | instructor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who educates |
Synonyms: |
adviser, coach, demonstrator, exponent, guide, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, teacher, trainer, tutor |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | numeric/numerical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning mathematics |
Synonyms: |
algebraic, algorithmic, arithmetic, arithmetical, binary, differential, digital, exponent, exponential, fraction, fractional, integral, logarithm, logarithmic, mathematical, numeral, numerary, statistical |
Antonyms: |
alphabetic, alphabetical |
| Main Entry: | proponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who advocates, supports cause |
Synonyms: |
advocate, backer, champion, defender, enthusiast, exponent, expounder, friend, partisan, patron, protector, second, seconder, spokesperson, subscriber, supporter, upholder, vindicator |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe, opponent |
| Main Entry: | protagonist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes the lead; central figure of narrative |
Synonyms: |
advocate, central character, champion, combatant, exemplar, exponent, hero, idol, lead, lead character, leader, mainstay, prime mover, principal, standard-bearer, warrior |
| Notes: | protagonist is Greek for 'first (important) actor' or 'first struggler' and by extension is used for a person who drives the action in a situation or is the main character in a literary work; the protagonist is the hero or heroine and an antagonist is his/her principal opponent |
Antonyms: |
antagonist |
| Main Entry: | second |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; duplicate |
Synonyms: |
assistant, backer, double, exponent, helper, placer, proponent, reproduction, runner-up, supporter, twin |