Definitions
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.
Wiktionary
- n. Someone who defends people or property.
- n. law A lawyer who represents defendants.
- n. A fighter who repels an attack.
- n. sports One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a fighter who holds out against attack
- n. a person who cares for persons or property
Etymologies
- to defend + -er. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“So I have nothing to lose playing Federer, who's the title defender here.”
“Of course, I was under pressure as the title defender but I trained really well and now I can't believe I have won for the second time in a row at the London Marathon.”
“In particular, Beamer was upset with chop blocks below the knees when a defender is already engaged with another blocker and crack-back blocks in which a lineman blindsides a defensive player below the knees (safety Kam Chancellor was the target of this on several plays).”
The Washington Post: Another look at last year's chop block controversy
“When I feel like I can make threes from anywhere on the floor," said McGrady, who went 6-of-10 from behind the arc, "my defender is at my mercy.”
USATODAY.com - Houston hits on all cylinders in Game 6 pounding of Mavs
“I'm happy to be starting into the season there as the title defender for the second time. ”
“With the personnel shortage, United will be allowed to add a defender from a lower-division club not involved in the playoffs.”
The Washington Post: D.C. United news & notes: player shortage, trialist
“Bet the media ain't bringing that up to show this confederate flag defender is nothing but a scum bag ....”
“Bet the media ain't bringing that up to show this confederate flag defender is nothing but a scum bag ….”
“Tapp, a proven run-defender, is expected to be the Eagles 'first - and second-down left end.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘defender’.
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Palabras con una sola vocal
Lista de palabras en español que tienen una sóla vocal y con más de tres sÃlabas.
imprimir, horóscopo, palabras, odontólogo, entender, acababa, abracadabra, joropo, encender, apagar, endeble, neceser and 244 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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Nom de Guerre Finder
You've taken all the other quizzes--you've already used the name of your first pet and you're tired of having to use the name of the first street where you lived. Now it's time to find your excitin...
odyssey, dawn, desert, storm, noble, eagle, shield, freedom, enduring, swift, sharp, edge and 50 more...
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Test words
vacation, tourist, tourist office, travel, read, newspaper, book, magazine, television, music, radio, nightclub and 68 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Monovocalics
Words that have only one of the vowels. On this list I include only words with at least three vowels. When I first started the list, if a word had several forms, I generally listed only the one wit...
syzygy, mirific, cumulus, homolog, monocot, bedewed, jezebel, referee, bikini, minikin, locomotor, terebenthene and 2359 more...
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Ships
All of which are mentioned in O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels, someplace or other. Most are British navy ships, some are French navy, and others aren't either one.
See also the list Sh...franklin, surprise, agamemnon, vanguard, truelove, minerva, diane, victory, sophie, cacafuego, euryalus, alastor and 382 more...
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Holding Out for a Hero
In honor of terrific and terrible summer blockbusters.
daredevil, martyr, swashbuckler, champion, warrior, protagonist, idol, savior, defender, the chosen one, top dog, white knight and 15 more...
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andiralaw's Words
misanthrope, anger, lust, wonder, purple, uvula, furtive, gesticulation, obfuscate, rational, irrational, aequi and 44 more...
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Words that are also video games
Part of an ongoing series; I couldn't resist.
shinobi, pong, breakout, combat, asteroids, defender, kaboom, thief, abductor, hack, vanguard, blaster and 24 more...
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