What does defender mean?
Definitions for defender
de·fend·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word defender.
Princeton's WordNet
defender, guardian, protector, shielder(noun)
a person who cares for persons or property
defender, withstander(noun)
a fighter who holds out against attack
Wiktionary
defender(Noun)
Someone who defends people or property.
defender(Noun)
A lawyer who represents defendants.
defender(Noun)
A fighter who repels an attack.
defender(Noun)
One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
Webster Dictionary
Defender(noun)
one who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator
Etymology: [Cf. Fender.]
Freebase
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
defender
One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, etc.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'defender' in Nouns Frequency: #1973
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defender in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of defender in a Sentence
Tamerlan loved his younger brother, absolutely adored him, always put himself as the defender of Jahar. Tamerlan was very charismatic and he was a leader within himself. It was a very easy thing for him to do, being the elder brother.
The problem comes when you look at a dichotomy between being an Australian or an American and being a Muslim. We don’t see a dichotomy, we see that, in fact, the American-Muslim community is the prime defender of the U.S. Constitution. We see no conflict between Islamic beliefs and practices and living as a productive, contributing citizen whether it’s in Australia or America.
Williams wrote about current and past racial tensions in America reflected through Walter Williams teenage years in a housing project in Northern Philadelphia. News of Walter Williams death promptedwords of grief from several prominent Republicans. Walter Williams was legendary, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote. Walter Williams was brilliant, incisive, witty, and profound. I grew up reading Walter Williams, and Walter Williams was a ferocious defender of free markets and a powerful explainer of the virtues of Liberty.
He is a guy that gets after the quarterback, plays the run well. He is a great player. It is tough, anytime you lose a guy to injury, to suspension or to anything of that nature, it is something that you have to try and fill that spot. ... It is tough when you lose your best defender.
The speed of the game is so slow in his head, in his mind, the defender in front of him does not exist – it's the other eight guys that he's watching.
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Translations for defender
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- المدافعArabic
- защитник, бранителBulgarian
- defensorCatalan, Valencian
- obhájce, obránceCzech
- forsvarer, forsvarDanish
- VerteidigerGerman
- υπερασπιστήςGreek
- defendantoEsperanto
- kaitsjaEstonian
- مدافعPersian
- puolustaja, puolustusasianajajaFinnish
- défenseurFrench
- cosantóirIrish
- מגנה, מגןHebrew
- रक्षकHindi
- védőHungarian
- bekIndonesian
- varnarmaðurIcelandic
- difensoreItalian
- ディフェンダー, 擁護者, 防衛者Japanese
- defensorLatin
- verdedigster, verdediger, advocaat voor de verdedigingDutch
- forsvarerenNorwegian
- obrońcaPolish
- beque, zagueiro, defensorPortuguese
- apărător, fundașRomanian
- защитник, защитницаRussian
- branitelj, odvjetnik, braniteljica, branič, advokat, bek, odvjetnicaSerbo-Croatian
- obranca, obhajcaSlovak
- försvarare, backSwedish
- mteteziSwahili
- savunucuTurkish
- захисникUkrainian
- người bào chữaVietnamese
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