defender
Meaning of defender
noun
- a person who defends someone or something.
a determined defender of British interests
- (in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side's goal.
Owen surged between two defenders, then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper
- another term for defendant.
Information about defender
- It is a name.
- The plural form of defender is: defenders.
- Languages in which defender is used:
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Hyphenation of defender
de-fender
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- defender is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
defender synonyms
Meaning guardian:
Meaning withstander:
Meaning a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place:
Meaning a person who maintains something in its original or existing state or condition:
Meaning a person or group of people employed to escort and protect an important or famous person:
Meaning a person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something:
Meaning a dog kept to guard private property:
Meaning a person who manages or looks after something or someone:
Meaning a person who supervises others, especially workers:
Meaning a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity:
Meaning a person employed to look after a building:
Meaning a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train:
Meaning an individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified:
Meaning a person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc:
Meaning a person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially:
Meaning a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition:
Meaning a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy:
Meaning a person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial:
Meaning a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action:
Meaning a person who supports an idea or theory and tries to persuade people of its truth or benefits:
Meaning a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production:
Meaning each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ:
Meaning a person who carries a ceremonial torch:
Meaning someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas:
Meaning a person who believes in the truth or existence of something:
Meaning the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips:
Meaning a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping:
defender antonyms
Meaning a person or animal that attacks someone or something:
Meaning a person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something:
Meaning an employee on strike:
Translation of defender
- German: Verfechter, Verteidiger
- French: tenant, défenseur
- Italian: sostenitore, difensore
- Spanish: defensor, defensora
- Portuguese: defensor
Anagrams of defender
Words that rhyme with defender
Africander, Afrikander, Alexander, Alisander, Anaximander, Ander, Argelander, Aucklander, Aulander, Bananalander, Bander, Blackhander, Brander, Callander, Cassander, Clevelander, Commander, DeBrabander, Dixielander, Englander, Erlander, Estlander, Evander, Fillander, Finlander, Friedlander, Gander, Gothlander, Gotlander, Gottlander, Greenlander, Griqualander, Highlander, Hollander, Houselander, Icelander, Irelander, Isander, Jutlander, Kylander, Lander, Laplander, Leander, Lowlander, Lysander, Maeander, Maorilander, Marylander, Melander, Menander
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