defender

CEFRB1

/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who protects someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.

Examples

  • If you don't find an attorney we will order a public defender for you.

  • The defender talked about his impressions after the match.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

  2. Someone who defends people or property.

  3. A defendant in a civil action.

More examples

In context

  • A passionate defender of human rights

  • So, what is contemplated under this model is that the defender would work with civil legal services lawyers to address the clients' needs.

  • There was another protection to which she was intitled by that law, namely, a defender; but she had none.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er.