defender

de-fend-er · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who defends someone or something.

  2. 2.

    (Sports) A player whose main role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring.

  3. 3.

    (Law) A person who represents a defendant in court.

  4. 4.

    A person or thing that protects from attack.

Forms

plural: defenders

Related words

Antonyms: assailant, attacker
See also: defence, defend, protector
Synonyms: advocate, champion, guardian, protector

Etymology

From defend + -er, from Latin defendere meaning "to ward off, protect."