defender
pronunciation
How to pronounce defender in British English:
UK [dɪˈfendə(r)]
How to pronounce defender in American English:
US [dɪˈfɛndɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who cares for persons or property
- a fighter who holds out against attack
Word Origin
- defender (n.)
- c. 1300 (early 13c. as a surname), via Anglo-French, from Old French defendeor, agent noun from defendre (see defend). The Latin word in this sense was defensor.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They just need a committed defender to play behind richard jefferson .
- 2. To elude a defender by doing a complete spin , making a 360-degree turn .
- 3. Last week , several european politicians beseeched the ecb to act as defender of last resort .
- 4. Reports indicate that the public defender representing joseph hall , who is now 11 , may pursue an insanity defense .
- 5. He is a staunch defender of gun rights .