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defenders

noun

Meaning

  1. Someone who defends people or property
  2. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring
  3. A fighter who seeks to repel an attack
  4. A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK)
  5. A defendant in a civil action

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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