Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vindicator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vindicator \Vin"di*ca`tor\, n. [LL., an avenger.]
One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vindicator
n : a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
{apologist}, {justifier}]
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