Dictionary Definition
defender
Noun
2 a fighter who holds out against attack [syn:
withstander]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)
Noun
Translations
someone who defends
- Dutch: verdediger , verdedigster
- Finnish: puolustaja
- Hebrew: מגן (magen) , מגנה (megena)
- Swedish: försvarare
a lawyer
- Dutch: advocaat voor de verdediging m|f
- Finnish: puolustusasianajaja, (puolustus)
- Swedish: försvarare
a fighter
- Dutch: verdediger
- Finnish: puolustaja
- Swedish: försvarare
sports term
- Dutch: verdediger , verdedigster
- Finnish: puolustaja
- French: défenseur
- Hebrew: מגן (magen) , מגנה (megena)
- Swedish: försvarare , back
Spanish
Etymology
Latin defendereVerb
defender- to defend (contra, de'' - against, from)
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Extensive Definition
Defender, meaning 'who/which defends', may refer
to:
- Defender (arcade game), a 1980s arcade game
- Defenders (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team.
- Defender (football), an association football position of defence
- A public defender in American law
- The Defenders, several works of fiction
- Land Rover Defender, a 4x4 off-road vehicle
- MD 500 Defender, a light military helicopter
- Fletcher FD-25 Defender, a small counter-insurgency aircraft
- The Defender, a Dolph Lundgren film
- Defenders (Ireland) were a militant peasant secret society in the 18th century Ireland, who were involved in the 1798 rebellion
- Windows Defender, an antispyware technology by Microsoft
- A defendant in a case under Scottish law.
- Defender (novel), a 2001 science fiction novel in the Foreigner Universe of C. J. Cherryh
- Connecticut Defenders, Double-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
- Defender (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher
- Defender (yacht), the 1895 America's Cup winner
- Los Angeles D-Fenders, a Los Angeles NBA Development League team
- HMS Defender, a name used by 8 Royal Navy ships since 1797
See also
defender in Korean: 디펜더
defender in Italian: Defender
defender in Japanese: ディフェンダー
defender in Russian: Defender
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologete, apologist, apologizer, backer, buff, champion, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, friend at court,
guard, justifier, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paladin, paranymph, partisan, patron, patroness, pillar, pleader, promoter, proponent, protagonist, protector, protectress, reliance, rock, safekeeper, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, successful advocate,
support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, tower, tower of strength, upholder, vindicator, votary, well-wisher, whitewasher