defender

Meaning

1. to defend (repel an attack)
2. to defend (represent as a legal professional)
3. (rhetoric) to defend
4. to support (to back a cause, party etc.)
5. to defend (to prevent the opponent from scoring)
6. (intransitive) to play in defense
7. to formally present a dissertation, thesis or project

Concepts

defend

guard

💂

advocate

protect

support

ward

defense

favor

fight back

forfend

hold

keep

preserve

safeguard

save

shield

🛡️

stand for

stand up for

stick up for

uphold

vindicate

fend for

propugn

argue

attack

👊

avert

champion

cover

Synonyms

proteger

salvar

advocar

resguardar

guardar

salvaguardar

argumentar a favor

resistir

pugnar

evitar

pugnar por

respaldar

Translations

difendere

defender

défendre

verteidigen

protéger

verdedigen

defensar

korumak

savunmak

schützen

defendo

beschützen

gaumen

sichern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.fẽˈde(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese defender, from Latin dēfendere.