defender

UK /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ US /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/

noun 5

Definitions

noun

Someone who defends people or property.

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

A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.

A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).

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

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

A defendant in a civil action.

Collocations

ADJ.

biggest, blind, huge, indefatigable, managed, public, right, stalwart

VERB + DEFENDER

careened, constitute, gave, order, past, rights

DEFENDER + NOUN

european, mayerlin, perez, role, vergara

PREP.

about, around, in, off, on, with

ADV.

finally, namely

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who cares for persons or property

noun — a fighter who holds out against attack

withstander

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

It puts you at the head of the table, at a right angle to the witness; the court reporter sits to your right, and the defender sits on the witness's far side.

Wiktionary

The defender talked about his impressions after the match.

Tatoeba · #1506564

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

Tatoeba · #2836726

Tom is a public defender.

Tatoeba · #2892318

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, defender is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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