Synonyms for defender

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1. defender, guardian, protector, shielder(noun)

   a person who cares for persons or property

   Synonyms:
   guardian, shielder, withstander, protector

2. defender, withstander(noun)

   a fighter who holds out against attack

   Synonyms:
   guardian, shielder, withstander, protector

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. defender(n.)

   Synonyms:
   asserter, pleader

2. defender(n.)

   Synonyms:
   champion, vindicator, protector

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1. defender(n)

   Synonyms:
   defendant, vindicator, advocate, champion, pleader, asserter, upholder, guardian

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1. List of paraphrases for "defender":

   advocate, supporter, defensor, vindicator, provedor, champion, ombudsman, ombudsperson, defend, ombud, campaigner, protector, defence, counsel, defenders, lawyer, defending, defensoría, proponent

How to pronounce defender?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use defender in a sentence?

1. Deyvid Bacelar:

   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.

2. Jim Baker:

   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.

3. Ron Wyden:

   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.

4. Bill Clinton:

   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.

5. Andrew Gracie:

   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.

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