Definitions for defender
de·fend·er

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

   a person who cares for persons or property

2. defender, withstandernoun

   a fighter who holds out against attack

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Defendernoun

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

   Etymology: [Cf. Fender.]

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defender

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

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1. defender

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Matched Categories

1. • Combatant
   • Preserver

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce defender?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Donald Trump strategist Paul Manafort:

   Donald Trump has made it very clear he is not going to allow hypocrisy on the women's issue, he is not going to let Hillary make the case that he is against women and she is this defender of women's rights.

2. Stephane Sejourne:

   His leadership will serve our project, he is a staunch defender of the Common Agriculture Policy, concerned about environmental standards. He also wants to make Europe a respected power globally.

3. Mike Matheny:

   This guy's a great defender, he comes up throwing, it's very accurate and has a lot of velocity to it. He's just an all-around very good player.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   The greatest rank for a man is not FD, Defender of the Faith; but it is SD, Scientia Defensor: Defender of the Science!

5. 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.

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