defender
- Someone who defends people or property.
- One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
- A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
- (rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
- A defendant in a civil action.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er.
Related words
one who guards
fautor
défenseur
difensore
Verteidiger
defensor
defensor obrońca
verdediger
υπερασπιστής
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