apologist Synonyms

vindicator justifier apologizer spokesman second protector protagonist spokeswoman proponent propagandist promoter polemicist pleader sponsor stalwart subscriber apologiser aficionado spokesperson well-wisher activist votary upholder sustainer supporter support patron partisan paladin backer arguer apostle angel advocate admirer adherer adherent absolver abettor believer buff campaigner maintainer guardian fan exponent espouser endorser defender debater