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Webster 1913 Edition

Proponent

Pro-po′nent

,
Adj.
[L.
proponens
, p. pr.]
Making proposals; proposing.

Pro-po′nent

,
Noun.
1.
One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
Dryden.
2.
(Law)
The propounder of a thing.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proponent

PROPO'NENT

,
Noun.
[L. proponens; pro and pono, to place.]
One that makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.

Definition 2024

proponent

proponent

English

Noun

proponent ‎(plural proponents)

  1. One who supports something; an advocate
    • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
      Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.

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Adjective

proponent ‎(not comparable)

  1. Making proposals; proposing.

Latin

Verb

prōpōnent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of prōpōnō

Etymology

  • From Latin proponens, present participle of prōpōnere ‎(“to put forward; propose”)

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