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defender

/dɪfˈɛndɝ/noun3 syllables

Defender means: a person who cares for persons or property.

Synonyms for defender5

noun, as in a person who cares for persons or property

guardian, protector, shielder

noun, as in a fighter who holds out against attack

withstander

also used for defender

forefighter

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What does defender mean?2

noun

1

a person who cares for persons or property

2

a fighter who holds out against attack

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with defender?15

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Defender in a sentence

  • Thou shalt respect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them.Hybrid
  • The defender swore blind that he had played the ball, not the man.sundown
  • The defender finished, the magistrate said he had nothing to declare.anzart
  • The defender talked about his impressions after the match.marco87
  • If you don't find an attorney we will order a public defender for you.sigavax
  • The commentator began yelling when the referee gave the defender a second yellow card.Vanilla
  • The title defender finally won in the tie-breaker round.Theocracy
  • He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.shekitten

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Forms of defender

as a noun

plural
defenders