Defender

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Someone who defends people or property.
  • n. A lawyer who represents defendants.
  • n. A fighter who repels an attack.
  • n. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who defends; one who protects from injury; a champion.
  • n. One who maintains, supports, or vindicates by force or argument.
  • n. In Scots law, the defendant; the party against whom the conclusions of a process or action are directed.
  • n. In Irish history, one of an association of Roman Catholics organized in the north of Ireland in the eighteenth century to oppose the Protestants who had organized as Peep-o'-day Boys or Orangemen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a fighter who holds out against attack
  • n. a person who cares for persons or property
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    scrapper    combatant    battler    belligerent    fighter   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    champion    advocate    vindicator   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blender    Fender    Spender    bender    blender    contender    ender    engender    fender    gender   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    supporter    champion    advocate    protector    opponent    defence    ally    follower    guardian    warrior