A person who excuses or offers excuses; someone who makes or accepts excuses, often used with a mildly critical tone.
From Latin excusator (one who excuses), formed from excusare + -tor (agent suffix). This person is characterized by their tendency to excuse things.
Excusators are everywhere in politics and business—they're the spinmeisters and PR experts trained to reframe failures as learning opportunities, which is why critical thinkers have learned to distrust professional excusators.
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