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apologist definition

apolo·gist (ə päl′ə jist)

noun

a person who writes or speaks in defense or justification of a doctrine, faith, action, etc.

Etymology: Fr apologiste: see apology

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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