postulator

/ˌpɑstʃəˈleɪdər/
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Other forms: postulators

Definitions of postulator
  1. noun
    someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
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    type of:
    affirmer, asserter, asseverator, avower, declarer
    someone who claims to speak the truth
  2. noun
    (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
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    type of:
    clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of a Christian church
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