DEFENDER


Meaning of DEFENDER in English

[noun] [C]The city's defenders (= people protecting it from attack) were outnumbered by the besieging army.There are no longer many defenders of Stalinist economics.A defender is also someone in a sports team who tries to prevent the other team from scoring points, goals, etc..The Brazilian attack put France's defenders under pressure.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.