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apologist

American  
[uh-pol-uh-jist] / əˈpɒl ə dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.

  2. Ecclesiastical.

    1. Also apologete a person skilled in apologetics.

    2. one of the authors of the early Christian apologies in defense of the faith.

apologist British  
/ əˈpɒlədʒɪst /

noun

  1. a person who offers a defence by argument

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Etymology

Origin of apologist

First recorded in 1630–40; either from apolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. ) or from French apologiste

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