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Definitions for dEfeNdER
de·fend·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

    a person who cares for persons or property

  2. defender, withstandernoun

    a fighter who holds out against attack

Wiktionary

  1. defendernoun

    Someone who defends people or property.

  2. defendernoun

    A lawyer who represents defendants.

  3. defendernoun

    A fighter who repels an attack.

  4. defendernoun

    One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Defendernoun

    Etymology: defensor, Latin.

    You have the power still
    To banish your defenders, ’till at length
    Your ignorance deliver you,
    As most abated captives, to some nation
    That won you without blows. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Do’st thou not mourn our pow’r employ’d in vain,
    And the defenders of our city slain? Dryden.

    Undoubtedly there is no way so effectual to betray the truth, as to procure it a weak defender. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. defender

    A defender is a person, group, or concept that provides protection or safeguards something or someone from harm, damage, or any form of attack. In sports, especially in football or soccer, a defender is a player who tries to stop the opposing team from scoring. In legal terms, a defender is an attorney who represents a client in court against charges or lawsuits.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Defendernoun

    one who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Fender.]

Wikidata

  1. Defender

    In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking. There are four types of defender: centre-back, sweeper, full-back and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. defender

    One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, etc.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'dEfeNdER' in Nouns Frequency: #1973

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dEfeNdER in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dEfeNdER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dEfeNdER in a Sentence

  1. Jim Baker:

    I think that's why the President's response was so muted. This is from an attorney general who from the day he arrived in office has behaved as the President's defender, who thinks that his role is to defend the President of the United States, not to represent the people.

  2. The United:

    He is not anti-American, but he is very much a defender of The US.

  3. Joe Montemurro:

    Caitlin Foord at Arsenal said in a media session before Arsenals recent 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. European football, with the level its at, and the English league obviously making strides as well, I think that was very attractive to us. Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro, Joe Montemurro an Aussie, has added more Matildas in defender Steph Catley and goalkeeper Lydia Williams. Theyre obviously here because they want these challenges.

  4. Judge Mindy Glazer:

    Ma’am, you were arrested for burglary with an assault or battery, strong armed robbery with an aggravated battery and child abuse. I will appoint the public defender’s office for you.

  5. Steve Kerr:

    Andre is one of the smartest defenders I've ever seen, it's funny to say when a guy gets 44 points that the defender did a really good job, but I thought Andre did extremely well. Made LeBron take some tough shots.

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