Hypertext Webster Gateway: "apologist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Apologist \A*pol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. apologiste.]
One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense
of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who
argues in defense of Christianity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
apologist
n : a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
{vindicator}, {justifier}]
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