
1) Admonisher 2) Apologist 3) Bodyguard 4) Chaperon 5) Chaperone 6) Custodian 7) Defendant 8) Escort 9) Firefighter 10) Follower 11) Guard 12) Keeper 13) Lawman 14) Paladin 15) Protector 16) Shielder 17) Watchdog
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1) Ally 2) Champion 3) Criminal attorney 4) Guard 5) Guardian 6) Hockey or football rearguard 7) Lawyer in court, often 8) Lawyer, at times 9) Ombudsman 10) Preserver 11) Protector 12) Shielder 13) Soccer midfielder, typically 14) Supporter 15) Tackle, sometimes 16) Type of footballer
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- a person who cares for persons or property
- a fighter who holds out against attack
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[association football] In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking. There are four types of defender: centre-back, sweeper, full-back and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-b...
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[video game] Defender was one of the most important titles of the Golden Age of Video Arcade Games, selling over 55,000 units to become the company`s best selling game and one of the highest-grossing arcade games ever. Praise among critics focused on the game`s audio-visuals and gameplay. It is frequently listed as one of Jarvis` best contr...
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[yacht] Defender was the 1895 America`s Cup defender. ==Design== Defender was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1895. It was Herreshoff`s second victorious America`s Cup defender design. Defender was a sloop with all-metal construction: steel, aluminum, and manganese bronze. It was ...
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one of the four main positions in football. Defenders are positioned in front of the goalkeeper and have the principal role of keeping the opposition away from their goal.[45]
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• (n.) One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
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Betting Game or points game in which a member of the group for each hole is labeled as the defender of that hole. His job is to achieve the lowest score as possible on the hole, while the others will try and beat him.
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De·fend'er (de*fĕnd'ẽr)
noun [ Confer
Fender .] One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. « Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant
defenders .»
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HMS Defender was a British defender Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow under the 1930 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top ...
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A player whose job is to stop the opposition attacking players from goal scoring.
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[
n] - a fighter who holds out against attack 2. [n] - a person who cares for persons or property
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Marketing name of the Hughes 500MD helicopter, British light twin-engined transport aircraft, British Land Rover variant
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guardian noun a person who cares for persons or property
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The opponents of the declarer are called defenders and must try to stop the declarer from making the contract.
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