expositor
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- noun
- /ɪkˈspɒzɪtər/
- Formal
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expositor
- During the lecture, the expositor effectively clarified complex philosophical concepts for the audience.
Bold expositor of the gnostic Gospels, reading ancient scriptures anew.
- Bold expositor of the gnostic Gospels, reading ancient scriptures anew.
Examples
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Leo Strauss became a preeminent expositor of the theory and practice of constitutional government.
Academic text (2001) -
And we're going to end up by focusing on John Stuart Mill as the principal expositor of neoclassical utilitarianism.
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According to Plato, the truth has no special location or expositor.
Academic text (1992) -
They're not thinking, "I just hope he's a good expositor of the Word."
Blog text (6) -
This alleged duty stems from the state's supposedly authoritative role as an expositor of social values.
Academic text (2017) -
Eminent expositor of the African American experience, fervent in efforts to lift every voice.
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Rarely has astronomy had a more eloquent, effective, and sober advocate and expositor.
Academic text (1999) -
Whether that was an inherent aspect of the common-law system, as its most famous eighteenth-century expositor William Blackstone claimed, is a harder question.
Academic text (1997) -
In knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, in power as preachers, expositors, writers, and critics, the Puritans in their day were second to none.
Blog text (7) -
Bold expositor of the gnostic Gospels, reading ancient scriptures anew.
Synonyms
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A person or tool that makes things easy to understand
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A person who studies and explains religious texts like the Bible
A person who explains texts or difficult ideas clearly
A person who explains ideas clearly and gives details
A person who explains difficult religious or philosophical texts
A person who explains ideas to make them easier to understand
How Explanatory
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- Formal
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- Literature
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expositor comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and ponere 'to place', the same idea you see in expose and exposition. So an expositor is someone who 'puts ideas out' for others to see and understand, which is why it means a person who explains things clearly.