apologist
Collocations
2ADJ.
denier, next, timid
APOLOGIST + NOUN
communism, things
Definitions
noun
One who makes an apology.
[…] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist.
A genocide denier is an apologist for the next genocide. […] Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists.
One who makes an apology.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or inst
- vindicator
- justifier
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4[…] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractic
WiktionaryA genocide denier is an apologist for the next genocide. […] Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists.
WiktionaryHe's an apologist for communism.
Tatoeba · #12197124He's a communism apologist.
Tatoeba · #12197125