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embracer

embracer

1 5.8
A person who accepts and supports a new idea or practice
  • noun
  • /ɪmˈbreɪsər/
: defensor
  • He is known as an embracer of diversity, welcoming people from all backgrounds.

Examples

  • An embracer of technology, she eagerly adopts the latest gadgets and apps.

  • As an embracer of new experiences, she always seeks out adventure.

  • For it is the embracers who most easily become the shapers.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

endorser
vsembracer
3 4.4

A person who publicly supports someone or something

willingly accepts or adopts rather than only expressing support
indorser
vsembracer
  • UK
7.4

A person who publicly supports someone or something

willingly accepts or adopts rather than only expressing support

Antonyms

opposer
2 4.5

A person who speaks out against a plan or idea

rejector
1 5.7

A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted

How Supportive

backer
70 3.0
advocate
345 4.1
embracer
1 5.8
supporter
810 1.0
adopter
18 3.9

Surface Forms

embracer singular
embracers plural

Morphology

embracer = embrace (transparent) = embrace + er

Derived from 'embrace' + '-er' with a straightforward agent meaning: a person who embraces (accepts or adopts).

Etymology

Embracer comes from em- 'in' and brace 'arm', like in bracelet. A helpful way to remember is that an embracer is a person who 'takes into their arms' an idea or person, so they accept and support it.