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Meaning of Defender | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. Someone who defends people or property.
  2. That defends or protects.
  3. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
  4. A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
  5. A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
    rare
  6. A defendant in a civil action.

Equivalents

العربية المدافع حارس ذائد مدافع مُنَاصِر
Azərbaycanca müdafiəçi
Български брани́тел защитник
Bosanski branič branilac branitelj braniteljica tutor zadak zastupnica zastupnik zatočnik бранилац бранитељ бранитељица бранич заступник заступница заточник
Català defensor
Čeština obránce obránkyně zadák
Dansk forsvar forsvarer
Deutsch Abwehrspieler Back Verteidiger Verteidigerin
Ελληνικά αμυντικός απολογητής απολογήτρια υπερασπιστής
Español defensor defensora
Eesti kaitsja
فارسی مدافع
Suomi puolustaja puolustautuja puolustelija
Français Défenseur défenseuse
Gaeilge cosantóir
Gàidhlig dìonadair tèarmannair
Galego avogado defensor gardián
עברית בלם מגן
हिन्दी अभिरक्षक रक्षक
Hrvatski branič branilac branitelj braniteljica tutor zadak zastupnica zastupnik zatočnik бранилац бранитељ бранитељица бранич заступник заступница заточник
Magyar védő
Հայերեն պաշտպան
Bahasa Indonesia bek pembela
Íslenska varnarmaður verjandi
Italiano difenditrice difensore
日本語 ディフェンダー 弁護人 擁護者 防衛者
ქართული დამცველი მცველი
Қазақша қорғаушы
한국어 디펜더 방어수 방어자 방위자 변호인 수비수 수호신 옹호자
Latina assertor conservator dēfēnsor paracletus tutor tūtor vindex
Lietuvių gynėjas
Latviešu aizsardze aizsargs aizstāvis
Te Reo Māori kaiwawao
Македонски бранител бранителка
Nederlands verdediger verdedigster
Polski bek mówca obrońca obrończyni przepowiadacz
Português beque defender defender defensor defensora zagueiro
Română apărătoare apărător fundaș
Русский защитник защитница
Shqip mbrojtës
Српски branič branilac branitelj braniteljica tutor zadak zastupnica zastupnik zatočnik бранилац бранитељ бранитељица бранич заступник заступница заточник
Svenska back förfäktare försvarare
Kiswahili difenda mtetezi
ไทย กำนัน
Türkmençe goragçy
Türkçe savunucu
Українська заступник захисни́к захисниця
اردو محافظ
Oʻzbekcha himoya himoyachi
Tiếng Việt hậu vệ người bảo vệ

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Defender of the Faith Defenders defendership Defending defending zone defendism

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