The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : proponent
Proponent \Pro*po"nent\, n. 1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. --Dryden. 2. (Law) The propounder of a thing. web1913
proponent n : a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocate}, {advocator}, {exponent}] wn