propugner

English

Etymology

From propugn +‎ -er.

Noun

propugner (plural propugners)

1. (archaic) A defender, supporter, vindicator.
   • 1674, Richard Allestree, Government of the Tongue:

     zealous propugners are they of their negative Creed

References

• “propugner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

prōpugner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of prōpugnō