proponent B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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 detractoropponent Word family Forms proponents Derived forms multiproponentproponency Related forms aproposproponeproposepropound Etymology AI details From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”). *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European prōpōnēns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction markdown