apologist meaning

Definition of apologist

1. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
   • an apologist for capital punishment

   Synonyms: vindicator, justifier

   Type of: advocate

   Related forms: apology

How to pronounce apologist

apologist is pronounced /əˈpɑlədʒəst/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with apologist

• geologist
• ideologist
• pathologist
• gynecologist
• psychologist
• anthropologist
• urologist
• zoologist
• neurologist
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• musicologist
• seismologist
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• anesthesiologist