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defender

de·fen·der

UK/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ US/dɪˈfɛndɜr/ fairly common

noun

1.

a person who cares for persons or property

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2.

a fighter who holds out against attack

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Origin

From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er.

Phrases

  • ear defender
  • key defender

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