proposer

From propose +‎ -er.

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proposer (plural proposers)

1. Agent noun of propose: someone who proposes; someone who makes a proposal.

   Synonym: proponent

   Antonyms: opponent, opposer, detractor

• adherent
• advocate
• backer
• champion
• exponent
• supporter

• “proposer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “propose”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “proposer”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “proposer”, in Wordnik.
• proposer in WordReference English Collocations
• “proponent” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• proposer, proponent, supporter at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• proposer, opposer at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

• Prospero, prospore

Inherited from Old French proposer, borrowed from Latin prōpōnere, altered based on French poser.

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.po.ze/

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• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: proposai, proposé, proposée, proposées, proposés, proposez

proposer

1. to propose, suggest

   on m'a proposé de tester des produits

   I've been asked to test the products

2. to propose (offer)

• “proposer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Old French proposer, borrowed from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, altered based on poser.

proposer

1. (Jersey) to propose

Borrowed from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, from Latin prō- (“forth”) + pōnere (“place, put”), altered based on poser.

proposer

1. to propose (offer)
2. to place on top of

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• Middle French: proposer
  • French: proposer
  • Norman: proposer
  • → Middle English: proposen
    • English: propose, propound