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Synonyms for defender
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Princeton's WordNet
defender, guardian, protector, shielder(noun)
a person who cares for persons or property
Synonyms:
guardian, shielder, withstander, protectordefender, withstander(noun)
a fighter who holds out against attack
Synonyms:
guardian, shielder, withstander, protector
Dictionary of English Synonymes
defender(n.)
defender(n.)
Synonyms:
champion, vindicator, protector
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "defender":
advocate, supporter, defensor, vindicator, provedor, champion, ombudsman, ombudsperson, defend, ombud, campaigner, protector, defence, counsel, defenders, lawyer, defending, defensoría, proponent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2625 | lawyer | |
#4315 | guardian | |
#4627 | counsel | |
#4708 | champion | |
#4979 | defence | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7739 | defend | |
#11373 | protector | |
#11853 | defending | |
#12964 | defender | |
#15000 | supporter | |
#16561 | ombudsman | |
#18264 | defenders | |
#28107 | proponent | |
#54942 | campaigner | |
#98382 | ombudsperson | |
#124398 | defensor | |
#136474 | vindicator | |
#173551 | ombud |
How to use defender in a sentence?
Most board members have been appointed by the government but they all serve the market now, as a defender of Petrobras' social mission, I'm all alone.
I think that's why the President's response was so muted. This is from an attorney general who from the day he arrived in office has behaved as the President's defender, who thinks that his role is to defend the President of the United States, not to represent the people.
You want to have it both ways, you want to try to portray yourself as a defender of the Constitution and then you water it down with the specifics.
Dale Bumpers was a governor of profound historical importance, the most eloquent defender of our constitution in the Senate, a man who put his considerable gifts of wisdom, wit, and passion to work for the common good, the entire state mourns the loss of an Arkansas legend.
These still matter. But cyber changes the game. Cyber is a dynamic, intelligent and adaptive threat. In the cyber arms race, costs are stacked in favour of the attacker, not the defender.
Translations for defender
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- المدافعArabic
- защитник, бранителBulgarian
- defensorCatalan, Valencian
- obhájce, obránceCzech
- forsvarer, forsvarDanish
- VerteidigerGerman
- υπερασπιστήςGreek
- defendantoEsperanto
- kaitsjaEstonian
- مدافعPersian
- puolustaja, puolustusasianajajaFinnish
- défenseurFrench
- cosantóirIrish
- מגנה, מגןHebrew
- रक्षकHindi
- védőHungarian
- bekIndonesian
- varnarmaðurIcelandic
- difensoreItalian
- ディフェンダー, 擁護者, 防衛者Japanese
- defensorLatin
- verdedigster, verdediger, advocaat voor de verdedigingDutch
- forsvarerenNorwegian
- obrońcaPolish
- beque, zagueiro, defensorPortuguese
- apărător, fundașRomanian
- защитник, защитницаRussian
- branitelj, odvjetnik, braniteljica, branič, advokat, bek, odvjetnicaSerbo-Croatian
- obranca, obhajcaSlovak
- försvarare, backSwedish
- mteteziSwahili
- savunucuTurkish
- захисникUkrainian
- người bào chữaVietnamese
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