n. 25B6; noun
defenders of the environment : PROTECTOR, guard, guardian, preserver; custodian, watchdog, keeper, overseer, superintendent, caretaker.
a defender of colonialism : SUPPORTER, upholder, backer, champion, advocate, apologist, proponent, exponent, promoter; adherent, believer.
he passed two defenders and scored : FULLBACK, back, sweeper; ( defenders ) back four.