Meaning & use
advocator
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a person who advocates or pleads on behalf of a cause, person, or position.
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The pamphlet described him as an early advocator of public sanitation reform.
She served as an advocator for the rights of tenant farmers in the region.
A note on using this word
This is a rare, somewhat archaic variant of 'advocate'; modern English almost always prefers 'advocate' in the same role.
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