Proponent vs Hyphen - What's the difference?
proponent | hyphen |
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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Symbol "", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
(figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
(Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").
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As nouns the difference between proponent and hyphen
is that proponent is one who supports something; an advocate while hyphen is symbol "", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.As an adjective proponent
is making proposals; proposing.As a verb hyphen is
(dated) to separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.As a proper noun hyphen is
(colloquial) (used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name).As a conjunction hyphen is
(used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").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.
