defender

English

Alternative forms

• defendor (obsolete)
• defendour (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  defendour, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French defendeor

Pronunciation

• (UK) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

defender (plural defenders)

1. Someone who defends people or property.
2. (Scotland, law) A defendant in a civil action.
3. A fighter who repels an attack.
4. (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Translations

someone who defends

• Belarusian: абаро́нца m (abarónca)
• Bulgarian: защи́тник (bg) m (zaštítnik), брани́тел (bg) m (branítel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辯護人／辩护人 (zh) (biànhùrén), 辩护人 (zh) (biànhùrén), 防守者 (zh) (fángshǒuzhě)

• Czech: obránce (cs) m
• Danish: forsvar c, forsvarer c
• Dutch: verdediger (nl) m, verdedigster (nl) f
• Estonian: kaitsja
• Finnish: puolustaja (fi)
• French: défenseur (fr) m, défenseuse (fr) f
• Georgian: დამცველი (damcveli), მცველი (mcveli)
• German: Verteidiger (de) m, Verteidigerin (de) f
• Hebrew: מָגֵן (he) m (magén), מגנה f (megena)
• Hungarian: védő (hu)
• Irish: cosantóir m
• Italian: difensore (it) m
• Japanese: 防衛者 (ほうえいしゃ, hōeisha), 擁護者 (ja) (ようごしゃ, yōgosha)
• Korean: 방어자 (bang'eoja), 방위자 (bang'wija)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: tutor m
• Macedonian: бранител m (branitel)
• Maori: kaiwawao
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forsvarer m

• Polish: obrońca (pl) m
• Portuguese: defensor (pt) m
• Russian: защи́тник (ru) m (zaščítnik), защи́тница (ru) f (zaščítnica)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: branitelj (sh) m, braniteljica (sh) f

• Slovak: obranca m
• Slovene: branilec (sl) m
• Swahili: mtetezi (sw)
• Swedish: försvarare (sv) c
• Turkish: savunucu (tr)
• Ukrainian: захисни́к m (zaxysnýk), захисни́ця f (zaxysnýcja)
• Uzbek: himoyachi (uz)
• Vietnamese: người bảo vệ (vi)

a fighter

• Czech: obránce (cs) m
• Danish: forsvar c, forsvarer c
• Dutch: verdediger (nl) m
• Finnish: puolustaja (fi)
• Portuguese: defensor (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: защи́тник (ru) m (zaščítnik)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: branitelj (sh) m, braniteljica (sh) f

• Swahili: mtetezi (sw)
• Swedish: försvarare (sv) c

sports term

• Albanian: mbrojtës (sq) m
• Bulgarian: защи́тник (bg) m (zaštítnik)
• Catalan: defensor (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後衛／后卫 (zh) (hòuwèi), 后卫 (zh) (hòuwèi)

• Czech: obránce (cs) m
• Danish: forsvar c, forsvarer c
• Dutch: verdediger (nl) m, verdedigster (nl) f
• Finnish: puolustaja (fi)
• French: défenseur (fr)
• German: Verteidiger (de) m
• Hebrew: מָגֵן (he) m (magén), מגנה f (megena)
• Icelandic: varnarmaður m
• Indonesian: bek (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: difensore (it) m
• Japanese: ディフェンダー (difendā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forsvarer m, forsvarsspiller m

• Polish: obrońca (pl) m
• Portuguese: zagueiro (pt) m, beque (pt) m
• Romanian: fundaș (ro) m, apărător (ro) m
• Russian: защи́тник (ru) m (zaščítnik)
• Serbo-Croatian: branič (sh), bek (sh) m or f
• Slovak: obranca m
• Swahili: mtetezi (sw)
• Swedish: försvarare (sv) c, back (sv) c
• Turkish: savunucu (tr)
• Ukrainian: захисни́к m (zaxysnýk)

Anagrams

• fendered, redefend

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Interlingua

Verb

defender

1. to defend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of defender

infinitive		defender
participle		present	perfect
		defendente	defendite
active		simple	perfect
	present	defende	ha defendite
	past	defendeva	habeva defendite
	future	defendera	habera defendite
	conditional	defenderea	haberea defendite
	imperative	defende
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es defendite	ha essite defendite
	past	esseva defendite	habeva essite defendite
	future	essera defendite	habera essite defendite
	conditional	esserea defendite	haberea essite defendite
	imperative	sia defendite

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Ladino

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēfendō, dēfendere.

Verb

1. to prohibit

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese defender, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fẽ.ˈdeɾ/

Verb

1. to defend (repel an attack)
2. to defend (represent as a legal professional)
3. (rhetoric) to defend
4. to support (to back a cause, party etc.)
5. (sports) to defend (to prevent the opponent from scoring)
6. (sports, intransitive) to play in defense
7. (higher education) to formally present a dissertation, thesis or project

Quotations

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) For quotations using this term, see Citations:defender.

Synonyms

• (to repel an attack): defensar (archaic), proteger
• (to back a cause): ser a favor de

Related terms

• defesa
• defensão
• defensar
• defensável
• defensiva

• defensível
• defensivo
• defensor
• defensoria
• defensório

• defendedor
• defendente
• defendido
• defendimento
• defendível

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Verb

1. to defend (contra, de - against, from)
2. to prohibit
3. to claim

Synonyms

• proteger
• prohibir

Related terms

• defendedor, defenderora
• defensa
• defensiva
• defensivo