defender

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  1. One who defends; one who protects from injury; a champion. Men always knew that when force and injury was offered, they might be defenders of themselves. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, i. 10.
  2. One who maintains, supports, or vindicates by force or argument.
  3. In Scots law, the defendant; the party against whom the conclusions of a process or action are directed.
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  • The precipitous bank of the river offers excellent possibilities for the defender, and small nests of resistance held out here until Stalingrad was again in Russian hands. —  Panzer Battles
  • The first rule for a defender was to never let an opponent get behind you. —  ConsenttoKill
  • Hugo eyed Hardy speculatively, as if the defender were a dragon toying with trapped prey. —  Dragon on a Pedestal
  • World Cup title defender Christoph Sandmann tried to put some pressure on De Ronde but he failed after he knocked three balls down. —  Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines
  • Players alternate being the aggresor and defender, and you want to do as much damage as possible through the skilled use of battle cards; the smart play of joker cards can provide the decisive advantage. —  Boardgame News
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  1. from Middle English defendour, defendor, from Old French defendeor, defendeur, French défendeur (= Provencal defendedor = Old Spanish Portuguese defendedor = Italian difenditore), defender, from defendre, defend: see defend.
 

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