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defender


Definition: Meaning of, defender in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈfɛndə /

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defender defenders
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  1. one of the players in a game such as football who have to defend their team's GOAL from the opposing team
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  2. someone who defends a particular idea, belief, person etc
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defender used in phrases

  • Defender of the Faith
    1. a title used by British kings and queens since Henry VIII, who was given it by Pope Leo X in 1521 because he wrote a paper attacking the ideas of Martin LUTHER
  • public defender (noun)
    1. American English a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court, because they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves [↪  district attorney]
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