An apologist is someone who defends or supports a person, idea, or cause, usually by giving reasons or explanations for their actions or beliefs. Full definition
Moreover, although it seems almost de rigueur for apologists for soccer heading to comment that heading is much safer when proper technique is employed, I know of no empirical data that support the contention. (MomsTeam.com)
Mr. Revkin, you are in danger of going down a dangerous road, that of the worst kind of apologists for fossil fuels — masquerading as environmentalists while throwing the public health concerns of the New Yorkers who are least politically and economically positioned to defend themselves to the wayside. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
And then there are the early Christian apologists who said that the reason the gospels look so much like earlier pagan writings was because Satan had made a pre-emptive strike to fool everyone. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)