n.
1.a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
2.a lawyer who pleads cases in court advocate v.
1.push for something
2.speak, plead, or argue in favour of
Idiom of the Day
(not) lay a finger/hand on (someone)
to not touch someone, to not do something to someone
The man was told by the police to not lay a finger on his wife again.