apologist
a defender of a person, idea, or cause
Root
- log / logy: word, speech, reasoning, study
Other words with the log / logy root
Apology once meant speech in defense. An apologist gives that defense for a person idea or system.
The essay made him sound like an apologist for every bad decision the committee made.
Apologist does not mean someone who says sorry. Keep the older apology sense: a defense speech. An apologist argues that a person, belief, or institution deserves defending.