advocator
- noun
- /ˈæd.və.keɪ.tər/
- Archaic
:
defensor
- She is an advocator for environmental protection and works tirelessly to raise awareness.
Examples
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As an advocator of mental health awareness, he organizes workshops in the community.
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Parents often become advocators for their children’s education, ensuring their needs are met.
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The department head should be a Representer-Advocator and a Planner.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
817
1.0
A person who backs a team or a cause
282
4.1
A person who supports a cause or policy in public
156
3.7
A person who strongly supports a cause or another person
104
5.2
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
34
7.9
A person who argues for a belief or policy
32
5.6
A person who campaigns strongly for social or political change
20
6.6
A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it
7
6.0
A person who strongly supports and helps spread a new idea or cause early on
4
6.2
A person who supports and explains an idea or cause
3
4.4
A person who publicly supports someone or something
2
3.7
A person who convinces others to do or believe something
2
8.9
A person who tries to convince others to follow a religion or belief
2
7.9
A person who strongly supports a set of political or social beliefs
1
9.9
A person who strongly encourages others to act
1
8.1
A person who persuades others to do something or accept an idea
1
8.7
A person who defends a belief, policy, or organization against criticism
1
8.5
A person who writes short leaflets to support a political or social cause
1
7.1
A person who strongly promotes a product, idea, or cause
1
7.8
A person who actively promotes a cause or idea
1
7.1
A person who gives reasons to support a policy or action
A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause
A person who performs or speaks in public to support a cause
A person who knows a subject very well or strongly supports it
A person who defends people or ideas that others criticize
A person who tends to favor one opinion or action
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Etymology
The word advocator comes from old Latin parts ad- 'to' and vocare 'to call', the same root behind the English word 'voice', so an advocator is someone who 'calls for' or speaks up for a cause.