All 3 Uses of

advocate
in
Moby Dick

But after embattling his facts, an advocate who should wholly suppress a not unreasonable surmise, which might tell eloquently upon his cause—such an advocate, would he not be blameworthy?
Chpt 25-27 *

But after embattling his facts, an advocate who should wholly suppress a not unreasonable surmise, which might tell eloquently upon his cause—such an advocate, would he not be blameworthy?
Chpt 25-27

Definitions:

(1) (advocate as in: to advocate)
to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)
(2) (advocate as in: an advocate supporting)
a person who publicly supports and works to advance a cause

or more rarely:

someone acting in the role of a defense lawyer in England's past and in some jurisdictions today
(3) (advocate as in: an advocate in court)
a lawyer or officer of the court in some jurisdictions in Europe, colonial America, and the military
(4) (devil's advocate as in: I'll play the devil's advocate)
a person who takes an unpopular position to encourage debate or test ideas