defender
noun
[ dɪˈfɛndə ]
• a person who defends someone or something.
• "a determined defender of British interests"
Similar:
protector,
guard,
guardian,
preserver,
bodyguard,
custodian,
watchdog,
keeper,
overseer,
superintendent,
caretaker,
steward,
trustee,
supporter,
upholder,
backer,
champion,
advocate,
endorser,
sustainer,
bolsterer,
apologist,
proponent,
exponent,
promoter,
apostle,
standard-bearer,
torchbearer,
flagbearer,
adherent,
believer,
• (in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side's goal.
• "Owen surged between two defenders, then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper"
• another term for defendant.
