defender[noun]Synonyms:- protector, bodyguard, escort, guard
- supporter, advocate, champion, sponsor
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧fend‧er /dɪˈfendə $ -ər/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
DEFENCE/DEFENSE,
defendant,
defender,
defensiveness;
adjective:
DEFENCELESS/DEFENSELESS,
defensible ≠
indefensible,
defensive;
adverb:
defensibly ≠
indefensibly,
defensively;
verb:
defend]
1. one of the players in a game such as football who have to defend their team’s
goal from the opposing team:
It’s his fourth season as an Arsenal defender.2. someone who defends a particular idea, belief, person etc:
He presented himself as a defender of democracy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲