apologist

nounmasculine/feminineformal/ɐpuluˈʒiʃtɐ/low

a·po·lo·gis·ta

Definition

A person who makes an apology for or defends something or someone.

He was a well-known apologist for liberal economic theories.

The apologists of the old regime were silenced.

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Common collocations

fervent apologistapologist of the regime

De 'apologia' + sufixo '-ista'.