defender
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendeor
Pronunciation
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Noun
defender (plural defenders)
- someone who defends people or property
- (sports) one of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring
- a fighter who seeks to repel an attack
- (law, rare) a lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK)
- 1822, Thomas Bayly Howell, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783, page 729:
- There was another protection to which she was intitled by that law, namely, a defender; but she had none.
- 2007, Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionna, & Christopher Baird, Continuing the Struggle for Justice, →ISBN, page 248:
- So, what is contemplated under this model is that the defender would work with civil legal services lawyers to address the clients' needs.
- 2010, Henry L. Hecht, Effective Depositions, →ISBN, page 243:
- It puts you at the head of the table, at a right angle to the witness; the court reporter sits to your right, and the defender sits on the witness's far side.
- (Scotland, law) a defendant in a civil action
Translations
someone who defends
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a fighter
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sports term
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public defender — see public defender
Anagrams
Interlingua
Verb
defender
- to defend
Conjugation
Conjugation of defender
infinitive | defender | ||
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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 |
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin dēfendō, dēfendere.
Verb
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- to prohibit
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese defender, from Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- to defend (repel an attack)
- to defend (represent as a legal professional)
- (rhetoric) to defend
- to support (to back a cause, party etc.)
- (sports) to defend (to prevent the opponent from scoring)
- (sports, intransitive) to play in defense
- (higher education) to formally present a dissertation, thesis or project
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Conjugation
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Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:defender.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.
Pronunciation
Verb
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