Proponent vs Primitivist - What's the difference?
proponent | primitivist |
One who supports something; an advocate
* 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Making proposals; proposing.
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Exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms
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As nouns the difference between proponent and primitivist
is that proponent is one who supports something; an advocate while primitivist is a proponent of primitivism.As adjectives the difference between proponent and primitivist
is that proponent is making proposals; proposing while primitivist is exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms.proponent
English
Noun
(en noun)- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
Synonyms
* exponentAntonyms
* detractor * opponentAdjective
(-)primitivist
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation