Associations to the word «Defender»

Wiktionary

DEFENDER, noun. Someone who defends people or property.
DEFENDER, noun. (legal) A lawyer who represents defendants.
DEFENDER, noun. A fighter who repels an attack.
DEFENDER, noun. (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Dictionary definition

DEFENDER, noun. A person who cares for persons or property.
DEFENDER, noun. A fighter who holds out against attack.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats