expounder

Examples

• All

• Beauty and truth do not need defenders, nor even expounders.

  Blog text (28)

• I do not believe we need interpreters and expounders of the Scriptures to wrest them from their literal, plain, simple meaning.

  Blog text (26)

• According to Burke's most thorough, inspired, and exciting latter-day expounder, the late, great Russell Kirk, Burke believed that any serious government worth the name ought to embrace a very few key principles.

  Academic text (1997)

• Christianity: "no luxurious, sensual, covetous, ambitious expounders to soften its unpleasing truths."

  Academic text (2004)

• Expounders of Christian and Islamic orthodoxies continue to be the bearers of the universalistic ideals inherent in both faiths.

  Academic text (1995)

• It accorded a presumptive dignity to all states, as its leading expounders asserted the natural rights of all individuals, knowing well enough that not all individuals were equal in all things that might be politically or morally relevant.

  Academic text (2003)

• As an expounder of classical literature, she provided insightful analysis and interpretations of the texts.

• The professor was recognized as a leading expounder of economic theories, often invited to give lectures around the world.

Synonyms

C

commentator

vsexpounder

• Literature

217 3.5

A person who explains news and events on TV or radio

is not limited to event reporting and emphasizes in-depth interpretation

C

commenter

vsexpounder

11 3.0

A person who speaks about an event to explain and discuss it

places more weight on detailed interpretation and explanatory information

E

explainer

vsexpounder

3 3.9

A person or tool that makes things easy to understand

leans toward providing detailed information and commentary rather than simple demonstration

E

expositor

vsexpounder

• Formal

1 9.0

A person who explains ideas clearly, often in talks or writing

is more general and may use less formal language and style

E

exegete

vsexpounder

• Formal

1 9.9

A person who studies and explains religious texts like the Bible

applies broadly to explanation and commentary beyond textual interpretation

E

explicator

vsexpounder

8.0

A person who explains texts or difficult ideas clearly

focuses on general explanation and commentary rather than deep textual analysis

I

illuminator

vsexpounder

5.3

A person who explains ideas to make them easier to understand

adds more interpretive detail and commentary beyond simple clarification

E

elaborator

vsexpounder

7.0

A person who explains and adds details to make something clearer

centers on explaining and interpreting rather than only adding detail

C

clarifier

vsexpounder

4.6

A person or thing that makes an idea easier to understand

goes further by offering interpretation and detailed explanatory commentary

D

definer

vsexpounder

4.6

Someone or something that tells what a word means

focuses more on interpreting and expanding ideas than only defining terms

G

glosser

vsexpounder

8.3

A person who adds notes or translations to explain a text

offers broader spoken or written interpretation beyond annotated text notes

How Detailed

scholar

281 4.1

expounder

• Formal

7.1

explainer

3 3.9

commentator

• Literature

217 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology