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  Defender \De*fend"er\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[~e]r), n. [Cf. Fender.]
     One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or
     vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant
           defenders.                               --Motley.
     [1913 Webster]

  Defender \De*fend"er\, n. [Cf. 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.                               --Motley.

  defender
       n 1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn: guardian,
             protector, shielder]
       2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: withstander]

  defender
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο υπερασπιστής
     2 ο υπέρμαχος
     3 η υπεράσπιση (ο συνήγορος του κατηγορουμένου σε μια δίκη)
     4 ο αμυντικός (παίκτης)

  defender
     Interlingua vb.
     to defend
     Ladino vb.
     to prohibit
     Portuguese vb.
     1 to defend (gloss: repel an attack)
     2 to defend (gloss: represent as a legal professional)
     3 (lb pt rhetoric) to defend
     4 to support (gloss: to back a cause, party etc.)
     5 (lb pt sports) to defend (gloss: to prevent the opponent from
  scoring)
     6 (lb pt sports intransitive) to play in defense
     7 (lb pt higher education) to formally present a dissertation, thesis
  or project
     8 (pt-verb form of: defender)

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

  defender
     n.
     1 Someone who defends people or property.
     2 (lb en sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent
  the opposition from score.
     3 A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
     4 (lb en law rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a
  public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
     5 (lb en Scotland law) A defendant in a civil action.
     Portuguese vb.
     1 to defend (gloss: repel an attack)
     2 to defend (gloss: represent as a legal professional)
     3 (lb pt rhetoric) to defend
     4 to support (gloss: to back a cause, party etc.)
     5 (lb pt sports) to defend (gloss: to prevent the opponent from
  scoring)
     6 (lb pt sports intransitive) to play in defense
     7 (lb pt higher education) to formally present a dissertation, thesis
  or project
     8 (pt-verb form of: defender)

  defender
     Interlingua vb.
     to defend
     n.
     1 Someone who defends people or property.
     2 (lb en sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent
  the opposition from score.
     3 A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
     4 (lb en law rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a
  public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
     5 (lb en Scotland law) A defendant in a civil action.
     Spanish vb.
     1 to defend, to protect, to hold down {q|(l es contra t=against), (l
  es de t=from)}
     2 to stand up for, to stick up for
     3 to uphold
     4 to prohibit
     5 to claim
     6 (lb es reflexive) to fight back
     7 (lb es reflexive) to defend oneself, to protect oneself
     8 (lb es reflexive) to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
     {gloss|++(l+es+de)" rel="nofollow">9 (lb es pronominal) to fend off {gloss|+ (l es de)
     10 (lb es pronominal) to get by

  defender
     Espanja vb.
     puolustaa
     Portugali vb.
     puolustaa

  defender
     Spanska vb.
     1 försvara
     2 skydda
     3 stå upp för
     4 upprätthålla

  Defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
  المدافع

  defender //dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)// 
  1. защи́тник, защи́тница, защи́тничка, брани́тел, брани́телка
  someone who defends
  2. защи́тник
  sports term

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/ 
  obránce

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
   [Sc.] Beklagter , Beklagte  [jur.]
           Note: Zivilrecht
     Synonym: defendant
  
   see: defendants, defenders
  
           Note: civil law

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
  Verteidiger , Verteidigerin , Abwehrspieler , Abwehrspielerin  [sport]
           Note: Ballsport
        "play as a defender"  - als Verteidiger spielen
     Synonym: back
  
   see: defenders, backs, central defender
  

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
   [fig.] Verfechter , Verteidigerin , Beschützer , Beschützerin  [übtr.]
           Note: von etw.
        "a staunch/passionate defender of human rights"  - ein eiserner/leidenschaftlicher Verfechter der Menschenrechte
   see: defenders, Defender of the Faith
  
           Note: of sth.

  defender //dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)// 
  puolustaja 2.
  someone who defends
   3.
  sports term
   4.
  a fighter

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/ 
  1. रक्षक
        "He is a great defender of his party ."

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
  pobornik

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
  1. védelmezô
  2. védô

  defender //dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)// 
  bek
  sports term

  defender //dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)// 
  1. 擁護者, 防衛者
  someone who defends
  2. ディフェンダー
  sports term

  defender /dı'fendər/
  gynėjas
     See also: protector
  

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/ 
  defensor

  defender //dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)// 
  1. försvarare 2.
  someone who defends
   3.
  a fighter
  2. försvarare, back
  sports term

  defender /dɪfˈɛndə/
  1. koruyucu kimse, savunucu veya müdafaa eden kimse, himaye eden kimse.

  defender /dˌefeɪŋdˈer/
  behaupten, beschützen, verteidigen

  defender /dˌefˈeɪtʊ/
  defend

  defender /dˌɨfeɪŋdˈeɹ/ 
  défendre

  defender /dˌɨfeɪŋdˈeɹ/ 
  defender

  defender /dˌefendˈeɾ/
  defender  

  defender /dˌefendˈeɾ/ 
  verteidigen

  defender /dˌefendˈeɾ/
  protect

  
/dɪˈfɛndɝ/

  
/defendeɾ/

  DEFENDER, canon law. The name by which the defendant or respondent is known 
  in the ecclesiastical courts. 
  
  

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "defender":
     Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologete,
     apologist, apologizer, backer, buff, champion, dependence,
     encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, friend at court,
     guard, justifier, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paladin, paranymph,
     partisan, patron, patroness, pillar, pleader, promoter, proponent,
     protagonist, protector, protectress, reliance, rock, safekeeper,
     second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby,
     successful advocate, support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer,
     tower, tower of strength, upholder, vindicator, votary,
     well-wisher, whitewasher
  
  

  n. 防卫者,拥护者,辩护者;

     n. 防卫者,拥护者,辩护者