DEFENDER


Meaning of DEFENDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪfendə(r) ]

( defenders)

1.

If someone is a defender of a particular thing or person that has been criticized, they argue or act in support of that thing or person.

...the most ardent defenders of conventional family values.

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2.

A defender in a game such as football or hockey is a player whose main task is to try and stop the other side scoring.

N-COUNT

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