Defender

English

Etymology

to defend + -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

Noun

Wikipedia

Singular Defender

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Defender ({{{1}}})

1. Someone who defends people or property.
2. A lawyer who represents defendants.
3. A fighter who repels an attack.
4. Template:Sports One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Translations

someone who defends

Bulgarian: защитник bg(bg) m., бранител bg(bg) m. Croatian: branitelj m., braniteljica f. Dutch: verdediger m., verdedigster f. Finnish: puolustaja fi(fi) Hebrew: מגן (magen) m., מגנה (megena) f.

Norwegian: forsvareren Swahili: mtetezi sw(sw) Swedish: försvarare c.

a lawyer

Bulgarian: защитник bg(bg) m. Croatian: odvjetnik hr(hr) m., odvjetnica hr(hr) f., advokat hr(hr) m. and f. Dutch: advocaat voor de verdediging m. and f. Finnish: puolustusasianajaja, (puolustus)

Swahili: mtetezi sw(sw) Swedish: försvarare c.

a fighter

Croatian: branitelj m., braniteljica f. Dutch: verdediger nl(nl) m. Finnish: puolustaja fi(fi)

Swahili: mtetezi sw(sw) Swedish: försvarare c.

sports term

Bulgarian: защитник bg(bg) m. Croatian: branič hr(hr), bek hr(hr) m. and f. Dutch: verdediger m., verdedigster f. Finnish: puolustaja fi(fi) French: défenseur fr(fr)

Hebrew: מגן (magen) m., מגנה (megena) f. Romanian: fundaş ro(ro) m., apărător ro(ro) m. Swahili: mtetezi sw(sw) Swedish: försvarare c., back c.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin defendere

Verb

Defender (first-person singular present defendo, first-person singular preterite defendí, past participle defendido)

1. to defend (contra, de - against, from)

Conjugation

Template:Es-conj-er (e-ie)

Synonyms

• proteger

Related terms

• defendedor, defenderora
• defensa
• defensivo

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