proponent

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ UK /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #52505

Meanings

1

noun
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause; an advocate.

She is a leading proponent of free public transport.
2

adj
Putting forward a proposal; proposing.

The proponent group submitted the new design for approval.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who supports an... exponent

Opposites

detractor opponent

Word family

Forms proponents

Derived forms multiproponentproponency

Related forms apropos propone propose propound

Etymology

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

*tḱey- Proto-Indo-European prōpōnēns Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# proponent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/
**Frequency rank:** 52505

## Meanings
1. A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause; an advocate.
2. Putting forward a proposal; proposing.

## Examples
- She is a leading proponent of free public transport.
- The proponent group submitted the new design for approval.

## Synonyms
- exponent

## Antonyms
- detractor
- opponent

## Derived Forms
- multiproponent
- proponency

## Related Forms
- apropos
- propone
- propose
- propound

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tḱey-
- Root: prōpōnēns

## Etymology
From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

## AI Etymology
Proponent comes from Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”). The historical chain includes *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European), prōpōnēns (Latin). In present-day English it covers a person who supports an idea, plan, or cause; an advocate and putting forward a proposal; proposing. The wider family includes derived forms such as multiproponent, proponency and related forms such as apropos, propone, propose, propound.

## Topics
- People & Society

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