Defender synonyms

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protector
The title held by Oliver Cromwell (1653-58) and his son Richard (1658-59), during the British Protectorate
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champion
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
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pleader
A person, such as an advocate, who pleads.
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asserter
One who makes an assertion.
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sponsor
A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him
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guardian (related)
(Video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
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fullback (related)
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supporter
(Sports) Someone who attends a sports match.
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advocate
A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
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defendant
The definition of a defendant is a person being sued or accused of a crime.
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upholder
Someone who upholds something
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vindicator
A person who vindicates
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shielder
Agent noun of shield: one who shields.
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withstander
A person who withstands or resists; an opponent
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striker (related)
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goalkeeper (related)
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midfielder (related)
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winger (related)
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full-back (related)
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centre-forward (related)
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goalie (related)
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flanker (related)
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centre-back (related)
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left-winger (related)
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centre-half (related)
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right-winger (related)
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left-back (related)
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playmaker (related)
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patron
(UK, ecclestiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
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Defender Sentence Examples

  • He was a vehement defender of Mary Stuart.

  • Settled soon after the close of the War of Independence, the township of Barre (pop. in 1900, 334 6) was organized in 1793 and named in honour of Isaac Barre (1726-1802), a defender of American rights in the British parliament.

  • As the defender of democracy he had frequently to face serious dangers.

  • In 1751 he became counsel to the East India Company, and in 1756 he was appointed solicitor-general, a place which he retained in the administration of the elder Pitt, of whose foreign policy he was a powerful defender.

  • This he believed to be the teaching of St Augustine, as well as of St Thomas, of whom he was an ardent admirer and defender.

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