apologist

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Etymology

From apology + -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/

Noun

apologist (plural apologists)

1. One who makes an apology.
2. One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
   • 15 October 2019, Aleksandar Hemon, "‘The Bob Dylan of Genocide Apologists’ ↗" in The New York Times

     A genocide denier is an apologist for the next genocide.

Synonyms

• (one who makes an apology) apologizer, apologiser

Related terms

• apologetic
• apologetics
• apologeticism
• apologia
• apologize, apologise
• apologizer, apologiser
• apology

Translations

• French: apologiste
• German: Apologet, Apologetin
• Italian: apologista, apologeta
• Portuguese: apologista
• Russian: апологе́т
• Spanish: apologista, apologeta

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