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enlightener
CIDE DICTIONARY
enlightener, n.
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
enlightener
adviser, announcer, annunciator, authority, channel, communicant, communicator, expert witness, gossipmonger, grapevine, informant, information center, information medium, informer, interviewee, monitor, mouthpiece, newsmonger, notifier, press, public relations officer, publisher, radio, reporter, source, spokesman, television, teller, tipster, tout, witnessFor further exploring for "enlightener" in Webster Dictionary Online