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[syn: apologist, vindicator, justifier]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Justifier \Jus"ti*fi`er\, n.
One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or
absolves.
[1913 Webster]
Justifiers of themselves and hypocrites. --Strype.
[1913 Webster]
That he might be just, and the justifier of him which
believeth in Jesus. --Rom. iii.
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[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
justifier
n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
apologist, vindicator, justifier]