noun#6,199 by frequency
defender
/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
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; A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender
- plural
- defenders
Meanings
- 1
Someone who defends people or property
The defender swore blind that he had played the ball, not the man.
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- 2
One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring
- 3
A fighter who seeks to repel an attack
- 4
A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK)
- 5
A defendant in a civil actionrare