avower

Other forms: avowers

Definitions of avower
  1. noun
    someone who claims to speak the truth
    “an avower of his own great intelligence”
    synonyms: affirmer, asserter, asseverator, declarer
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    types:
    postulator
    someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
    type of:
    communicator
    a person who communicates with others
  2. noun
    someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
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    type of:
    communicator
    a person who communicates with others
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